Symbiotic bacteria 4625335 221986745 2008-06-27T00:32:35Z Sabedon 2083035 [[Category:Microbiology]] '''Symbiotic bacteria''' are bacteria living in [[symbiosis]] with another organism or each other. For example, '''[[Zoamastogopera]]''', found in the stomach of termites, enable them to digest [[cellulose]]. Symbiotic bacteria are able to live in or on [[plant]] or [[animal]] [[tissue (biology)|tissue]]. In digestive systems, symbiotic bacteria help break down foods that contain [[fibre]]. They also help produce [[vitamins]].<br /> Symbiotic bacteria can live near [[hydrothermal]] vents. They usually have a mutual relationship with other bacteria. Some live in [[tube worm|tube worms]]. A use for symbiotic bacteria has recently been in [[paratransgenesis]] for controlling important vectors for disease, such as the transmission of [[Chagas disease]] by [[Triatoma|Triatome]] [[kissing bug|kissing bugs]]. {{bacteria-stub}} {{ecology-stub}} [[Category:Symbiosis]] [[Category:Bacteriology]] [[Category:Microbiology]] <br />