one teaspoon of produtive soil contains 1 billion bacteria

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One teaspoon of productive soil contains about 0.1 billion to 1 billion bacteria. out of which most are decomposers that consume simple carbon compounds. Bacteria perform some of the many important ecosystem services in the soil which include improved soil structure, soil aggregation, recycling of soil nutrients, and water recycling.

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