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Did you know that 3kg of your body weight is solely due to the millions of bacteria that live in your intestines? Or that bacteria can live everywhere on Earth apart from Antarctica? Or that the bacteria that cause tuberculosis infect a third of the world's population? TypesofBacteria is a complete information resource about bacteria that includes these fascinating facts as part of a unique exploration of the hidden world of bacteria.

April's Most Popular Articles...

Friendly Bacteria in the Digestive System: Friendly bacteria in the digestive system occur mainly in the colon, also called the large intestine, and in the part of the small… [146 views in Apr]
How and When Were Bacteria Discovered?: Anton van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch cloth merchant, was the first person to see bacteria. During the 1660s he started to grind glass lenses to… [120 views in Apr]
When Were Antibiotics Discovered?: Sulphonamide drugs, which could be used to treat bacterial infections in people, were available from 1935 but the first true antibiotic did not… [104 views in Apr]
Bacillus Cereus, Cereals and Rice: Bacillus cereus is a species of bacteria that causes severe food poisoning. As its name suggests, it is a rod-shaped bacterium; it is also gram… [88 views in Apr]
How Are Bacteria Classified?: Although bacteria are single-celled and relatively simple organisms, there are many different types and classifying them is a difficult and unfinished… [84 views in Apr]
How Do Disinfectants and Antiseptics Work?: Disinfectants and antiseptics do the same thing – they kill bacteria very rapidly on contact. A distinction between the two types of… [74 views in Apr]