FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Microscopic creatures-including bacteria, fungi and viruses-can make you ill. But what you may not realize is that trillions of microbes are living in and on your body right now. Most don’t harm you at all. In fact, they help you digest food, protect against infection and even maintain your reproductive health.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most bacteria won’t hurt you-less than 1 percent of the different types make people sick. Many are helpful. Some bacteria help to digest food, destroy disease-causing cells, and give the body needed vitamins. Bacteria are also used in making healthy foods like yogurt and cheese.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bacteria Characteristics Bacteria are single-celled organisms. They lack organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria, and they do not have the true nucleus found in eukaryotic cells. Instead, their DNA, a double strand that is continuous and circular, is located in a nucleoid.

Detailed explanation-4: -They are responsible for many infectious diseases like pneumonia, tuberculosis, diphtheria, syphilis, and tooth decay. Some bacteria cause cellulose degradation thereby destroying textiles, wooden articles, and canvas.