Where does bacteria mostly grow?

Like in damp places?

Where does bacteria mostly grow?
everywhere... bacteria is the largest populating inhabitant on earth. You can't close your eyes with out seeing bacteria.(If you could see with your eyes closed that is) There are spots that are more abundantly populated but to specificly point to one area is difficult(mainly because different bacteria like different areas.) Take my stomach for example the bacterial count would be off the charts but if you count them on the counter you may find far less but they would still be more than say your toilet seat. And look out for the ones wearing little red capes... they are the direct result of people trying to get rid of them. Super Bac are going to replace the old strands and become harder to deal with (not that we should try to anyway... but).
Reply:That answer doesn't answer the question !


ALL the answerers here know that bacteria grow everywhere, but your question asked where do they MOSTLY grow. Report It

Reply:Most wet places were lots of moisture and yummy germs can ferment! Like my socks! Or my hair!
Reply:Bacteria likes food. For example it grows in milk and makes it sour.
Reply:The human mouth is my immediate answer. You could also try wooden or plastic cutting boards, spounges, or even rising bread dough. All are places you can find bacteria growing quickly, though not all is bad.
Reply:Bacteria likes dark, damp environment.
Reply:aside from the obvious, like dead animals road-kill carcasses and poop and garbage and compost, consider the following :





the mouth - think of it ! always moist and warm, and frequently gets a lot of nourishment passing through and some of the food gets stuck between teeth, and microscopic droplets of moisture pass between people in their breath as they talk





especially the mouths of dogs, as dogs mouths get food and even some dogs lick other dogs butts and dogs never use anticeptic mouthwash or toothpaste





and sweaty hands that get germs from other surfaces and germs camp out in the 'finger-print' type crevaces on the skin of the hands





and feet that don't get aired out or stuck in shoes made of material that doesn't "breathe" to let out moisture





and food left at room temperature or warm temperatures too long, including lunch bags, and all-you-can-eat buffets and cafeterias where food is neither hot nor cold





and buildings where indoor air is not refreshed with air from outside, air-tight, air-conditioned rooms





In buildings, germs grow wherever those parts of the body contact and that part of the building isn't washed or disinfected. Hand-rails in public transit, floors of change-rooms and showers at gyms or swimming pools, door knobs / door handles, food-court tables, bed sheets that aren't aired out or exposed to sunlight UV radiation, dirty clothes left wet in laundry hampers,





and of course, office desks !!! Cleaners aren't required to disinfect or wash desks ! and employees eat snacks and lunch there, often leaving a deposit of oil or sugar syrop or crumbs, and flies visit occasionally and go for a stroll leaving foot-prints of germs they got from feces or carcases or rotting food outside, and people even sneeze on desks too, and overnight mice walk there and leave their deposits too. I've heard it said that the office desk was measured to be THE germiest place.
Reply:Between my toes? WHAT?.........Why are you looking at me like that. Kat's?
Reply:We learned in my science clasas that there are two main categories of bacteria.One that is found only in extreme places like in a geyser and another type that is found every where else such as the human body.





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Bacteria species differ greatly in the conditions they need for growth. Some grow best in cool places such as soil or bodies of water, but others are able to grow in hot springs, hot water heaters, or undersea volcanoes. The bacteria which cause disease in mammals and birds, usually grow best at body temperatures.