Bactaria ?

by **hbeing** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:20 pm

We say that bactaria found every where i want to ask if there is any place in this vast universe where they are not found in natural places i mean places except where there is protective measures against bactaria ??

by **canalon** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:30 pm

yep, as far as I know, beside earth and most of human artifacts launched in the close universe there are no terrestrial (at least) bacteria, or other life forms

And on our earth, you can expect that lava, sulfuric acid ponds found in nature (close to sulfur sources) and other limited but hostiles places like this are quite sterile.

by **mkwaje** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:45 am

Yep, space, stars, other planets, they don't contain life... or it hasn't been discovered yet. There could be alien life form but not look like bacteria.

On Earth, air contains some bacteria, but they are not naturally airborne; very small number of bacteria are found in the upper atmosphere due to sterilizing effect of sunlight.

by **Sepals** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:55 pm

If you're just referring to the Earth which I got the impression you were there are some extreme evironments where only Archaea can surivive, like some hot springs.

by **baikuza** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:12 am

... do not know. did not ever go or observe space. (+_+)

but, there are some... with the same condition approximately the same with earth... another galaxy where we can find some organism. maybe hehe

by **biorad** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:47 pm

Members of the group Bacteria are indeed not found in several harsh environments on earth. For example, members of the Bacteria group are rarely found thriving in glaciers, salt, or near hydrothermal vents. However, several Archaeans are known to prefer such environments.

by **victor** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:01 am

Yup..some bacteria like Aquifex live in harsh environments and grows optimally in temperature about 80ºC - 100ºC.

by **Sepals** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:35 pm

Check out this bacteria

It's not the only one. :mrgreen:

by **Linn** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:47 am

Some bacteria even eat radio active waste/Uranium!

by **mith** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:55 am

whoa, gamma and UV?? That's incredible

by **victor** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:43 am

Linn wrote:Some bacteria even eat radio active waste/Uranium!

Hmm...then I think that we can use this bacteria to degrade those nuclear waste in the nuclear power plant...

by **Sepals** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:37 pm

Linn wrote:Some bacteria even eat radio active waste/Uranium!

What seriously?!!! Well isn't that a far better solution than burying it?

mithrilhack wrote:whoa, gamma and UV?? That's incredible

Bacteria can't eat those. I think Linn might be referring to the element uranium itself although it's still incredible!

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