Although we can bracket them together as "germs»

Although they are so simple, bacteria can carry out all

metabolism of more complex organisms

respiration, photosynthesis and synthesis of biological macromolecules

. Although we can bracket them together as "germs"

is a huge step in difficulty between viruses and bacteria

(which, incidentally strattera, the only number plural

term "bacteria" ). Bacteria are extremely versatile and they

tolerate environmental extremes that kill most Further

froms of life: high and low temperatures, lack of oxygen

availability of all toxic chemicals. They colonized

almost all habitats on earth and in numbers or biomass >> << they should be the most successful organisms. Bacterial diseases of plants usually cause spotting on

, leaves, stems and fruits, sometimes the bacteria causing soft rot

in which tissue becomes mucous mess. Generally speaking

bacteria can not invade the tissues of healthy plants, they should >> << wounds or region dead or dying tissues to initiate infection.

Plant bacterial diseases can be controlled with the same >> << kinds of antibiotics used to control animals

diseases, such as streptomycin. However, we usually

want to use them on a large scale and control

usually based on the prevention or elimination of sources

innoculum. .