Question: What Kinds Of Bactiria Do You Look At?

Tiffany Taylor answered on 15 Jun 2012:

Hi heavendarcy. I look at a few different types. They all have latin names so they are a bit difficult to pronounce, but they are called: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (which is an important bacteria because it causes human disease and is a big problem in hospitals. It’s also resistant to loads of types of antibiotics), Pseudomonas fluorescens (which is a bacteria of plants,but it doesn’t harm the plants, it actually helps them to grow), and finally, Escherichia coli (this is quite well known because a few strains of it can cause you to have food poisoning, but not the kind I use).

To be honest, they all look the same under the microscope.