• Question: what is the most common type of bacteria you have encountered?

    Asked by AlexanderEinstein to Thomas on 17 Jun 2017.
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      Thomas Booth answered on 17 Jun 2017:


      In the lab we work with E.coli a lot. It’s a very useful organism for biologists as we can use it as a tool for all kinds of experiments!

      The bacteria I study is called Streptomyces and they are everywhere in the soil. In fact there are so many of these bacteria they give the soil it’s distinct smell!

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