bacteria:

See P. Singleton, Introduction to Bacteria (1992); W. Biddle, A Field Guide to Germs (1995); E. Yong, I Contain Multitudes (2016).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Characteristics
• Reproduction
• Nutrition
• Beneficial Bacteria
• Pathogenic Bacteria
• Bibliography

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