| Italic Title: | yes |
| Friendly Bacteria | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mr. Scruff |
| Cover: | Friendly_Bacteria.jpg |
| Released: | 19 May 2014 |
| Recorded: | 2013–2014 |
| Genre: | Electronica, trip hop, nu jazz |
| Length: | 54:01 |
| Label: | Ninja Tune, Ninja Tuna |
| Producer: | Mr. Scruff |
| Prev Title: | Bonus Bait |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
Friendly Bacteria is the fifth studio album by the British musician and DJ Mr. Scruff. It was released on 19 May 2014 by the labels Ninja Tune/Ninja Tuna simultaneously.
According to Mr. Scruff, the album would "display a stripped-back musicality, a depth that maybe hasn't been there before", and musically it would be "tougher, sparser, [with] less samples, more bass. More vocals and collaborations and shorter tunes".[1]
On 28 February 2014, "Render Me", a song that would ultimately be featured in the album, was streamed on YouTube via Mr. Scruff's official channel.[2]