He understood that plants grew best when they received their minerals predigested by soil bacteria.

他认识到，当植物吸收了经由土壤里的细菌预先消化完的矿物质的时候，才生长得最好。

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There are bacteria that help plants grow,others that get rid of dead animals and plants by making them decay,and some that live in soil and make it better for growing crops.

有些细菌能帮助植物生长，另一些细菌则通过腐蚀来消除死去的动物和植物，还有一些细菌则生活在土壤里，使土壤变得对种植庄稼更有好处。

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Tetanus can cause paralysis and is caused by bacteria that live in soil, dust, and manure.

破伤风可导致瘫痪，可因土壤、灰尘和粪便中的细菌引起发病。

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Anthrax spores are formed by anthrax bacteria that occur naturally in soil in most parts of the world.

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By the time he came back to Stanford in 1992, Khosla was neck-deep into manipulating soil bacteria to make better drugs.

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Species of plants, insects, and bacteria that lay dormant in the soil are brought to life, energized and fertilized by the super-heat of the fire .

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