Question

What do eubacteria feed on?

Answer 1

Eubacteria:

1. Eubacteria are prokaryotic microorganisms that contain a single cell.
2. Eubacteria do not have a nucleus but have DNA.
3. Eubacteria have economic, agricultural and medicinal importance.

Nutrition in eubacteria: Eubacteria have different types depending on the modes of nutrition.

Autotrophic eubacteria:

1. Autotrophic bacteria produce their own food by the process of photosynthesis.
2. Example: Chlorobium tepidum.

Heterotrophic eubacteria:

1. Heterotrophic eubacteria feed on food from other plants, carbon sources, animal matter, etc.
2. Examples: Escherichia, Agrobacterium, Xanthomonas, Salmonella, Rhizobium , Pseudomonas.