Describe two beneficial uses of bacteria.

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anonymous · Answer

the beneficial use of bacteria
like nitrosomanas help in N2 fixation
and lactobacillus help in curdling of milk

kainui · Answer

Beer and bread wouldn't be possible without yeast. Without bacteria in my colon I couldn't produce the amazing house-evacuating farts either.

anonymous · Answer

thats just funny

blues · Answer

Good answer, Kainui. Um, the one thing is, yeasts are a eukaryotic fungus. But the point about farts is perfectly valid.

kainui · Answer

Whoops, you're totally right, I knew they were eukaryotes, should've thought a little harder before making jokes lol.

anonymous · Answer

:)

anonymous · Answer

Bacteria like Rhizobium help in fixing atmospheric oxygen. Coliform is a bacteria found in human intestines which is also useful.   Bacteria r also capable of digesting the hydrocarbons in petroleum are often used to clean up oil spills. Bacteria can also be used in the place of pesticides in the biological pest control.  Bacteria are the workhorses for the fields of molecular biology, genetics and biochemistry. They are equally essential for preparing anti-biotics.