Not all bacteria are harmful. For example, yoghurt and cheese makers use bacteria to make their products. Bacteria like intestinal flora can be helpful to our bodies whereas E.coli can be harmful ...

Not all bacteria are harmful. For example, yoghurt and cheese makers use bacteria to make their products. Bacteria like intestinal flora can be helpful to our bodies whereas E.coli can be harmful ...

This wouldn’t be the first evidence of bacteria eating toxic alkaloids, she says, but examples from nature are rare. Some bacteria can break down caffeine, for instance. Also, microbes in the ...