How does bacteria obtain nutrients?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Nov 28, 2016

As autotrophs or heterotrophs.

Explanation:

  1. Some of the bacteria manufacture their food, while others consume food substances from the living organisms as parasites or decaying material through their cell walls as saprophytes.
  2. Bacteria like other organis, are able to break down food in respiration. These strains of bacteria requires oxygen to complete the respiration.
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