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Germs are the major sources which infects food and water. The flies carry germs, they pass on these germs when they sit on our food and spoil it and that is when the food becomes infected. There are different factors that are responsible for food spoilage that are as follows:

Bacteria: There are variety of microorganisms present on the earth. They are small in size and has various shapes. Some bacteria are found to be useful like lactobacillus which converts milk to curd.

Protozoa: The single-celled microorganisms that are responsible for food poisoning, etc.

Fungi: They are the organisms that grows on the dead matter and found in the warm places.

Temperature: Too high temperature or too low temperature affects the food and becomes responsible for spoilage of food.