The story for kids
This is streptococcus. These bacteria are round, and they line up one after another, like beads on a necklace. Some of them live in our mouth, and they love sugar. From sugar they make acid, which hurts our teeth. That's why we need to brush our teeth every day.
Facts
- These bacteria are round and line up like a necklace.
- Some of them live in our mouth.
- They make acid from sugar, and that's why we need to brush our teeth.
Numbers
- Size
- ~0.001 mm
- Lives in
- In the mouth
- Eats
- Sugar
- Reproduces
- Splits in two