What happens to the corpses of bacteria when it dies, are there just dead bacteria cells everywhere? Where does it go?

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What happens to the corpses of bacteria when it dies, are there just dead bacteria cells everywhere? Where does it go?

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When bacteria die, they leave behind genetic material known as plasmids. These plasmids code for things like antibiotic resistance and other characteristics. Other bacteria pick up these plasmids that are left in the environment.