Question
Explain briefly: Bacteria are our friends and foes both.
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Answer
Bacteria as friends :
Bacteria are useful to us in many ways like producing antibiotics, forming curd and cheese, tanning leather, producing various industrial products, nitrogen fixation, digesting cellulose, etc.
Bacteria as foes:
They are harmful in many ways like causing diseases, bio-weapons, food spoilage etc.
Bacteria are useful to us in many ways like producing antibiotics, forming curd and cheese, tanning leather, producing various industrial products, nitrogen fixation, digesting cellulose, etc.
Bacteria as foes:
They are harmful in many ways like causing diseases, bio-weapons, food spoilage etc.
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