Simple Plants: Bacteria

Simple Plants - Bacteria Produced by Coronet / MTI Film & Video; C/O Simon & Schuster Film & Videos PC: CORF Year published 1958 Grade Level: J H C Distributed on media: 1 film reel (14 min.), optical sound, 16 mm. Color?Color; B & W Length: 14 MIN Description: Shows the three known groups of bacteria--spiral, rodshaped and spherical--and describes their characteristics. Discusses the nature of enzymes, and explains how bacteria is grown and checked. Cites the uses of antibiotics. Photomicrography is used., Introduces bacteria as microscopic plants related to fungi, having three basic shapes and found almost everywhere. Shows how samples of bacteria are gathered from various sources and incubated on agar to produce colonies. Identifies harmful and harmless bacteria by microscopic inspection, colony growth and behavior. Uses graphic illustrations and actual photography to describe the construction of a bacterial cell. Shows how to control disease-producing bacteria by soap and antibiotics.