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Investigate the Effect of Anti-Bacterial Products on the Growth on Skin Bacteria  

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Investigate the Effect of Anti-Bacterial Products on the Growth on Skin Bacteria Hypothesis Microbes are organisms that get inside the human body, which then make you ill. There are two main types of microbes: bacteria and viruses. Bacteria are very small living cells; most are less than 1 micron (0.001mm) in length. They lack the internal call membranes, this means that they have no nucleus. Bacteria occur almost anywhere: in air, water, soil, and inside other organisms. They like warmth but some ca survive at the tops of the Alps where it is very cold. Others live in hot springs at near-boiling temperatures. Some bacteria are parasites and cause serious diseases. The microbes that cause disease are called pathogenic. If they enter the human body they damage cells and produces toxins which make you feel ill. Microbes can enter the human bodies in 5 different ways, through: the skin and eyes, the...

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