1). Almost all bacterial characteristics (growth rate, cell division, cell composition, DNA structure, stress responses, biofilm formation and motility) rapidly respond to nutritional change.

Jon Chase: Bacteria are a type of microorganism, each made up of just one cell. Some bacteria are harmful and cause disease, and some are useful, like the one hundred trillion bacterial cells that ...

In an article published in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme ...