Microbes in Human Welfare

MICROBES

Bacteria Fungi Protozoa Certain algae Viruses viroids

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USEFUL ASPECTS OF MICROBES

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

BIOFERTILI SER

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

MICROBES IN

BIOCONTROL AGENT

SEWAGE TREATMENT

BIOGAS PRODUCTION

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MICROBES IN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

Production of curd from milk Check disease causing microbe in our stomach Fermentation of dough of idli, dosa and bread Fermentation of traditional drinks like toddy Fermentation of fish, soyabean and bamboo shoots Production of different varieties of cheese like Swiss cheese, Roquefort cheese etc.

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MICROBES IN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

Sl.No Name of microbes

Role Convert milk into curd Convert milk into curd Increase vitamin B12 in milk Check growth of pathogens in stomach

1 2

Lactobacillus LAB- lactic acid bacteria

3 4 5

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Propionibacterium sharmanii A specific fungi

fermentation Swiss cheese Roquefort cheese

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MICROBES IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

Fermented beverages Antibiotics Chemicals Enzymes Bioactive molecules

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FERMENTED BEVERAGES (YEAST)

Fermentation of fruit juices and malted cereals into ethanol. Alcoholic drinks(a) with distillation-whisky, rum, brandy (b) without distillation- wine, beer

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ANTIBIOTICS

Chemical substances, produced by some microbes and can kill or retard the growth of other disease causing microbes. E.g. Penicillin obtained from fungus Penicillum notatum.

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CHEMICALS (Organic Acids & Alcohol)

SL. NO. 1
2 3

Chemicals Citric acid

Acetic acid Butyric acid

Microbes Aspergillus niger (fungus)

Acetobacter aceti (bacterium) Clostridium butylicum bacterium)

4
5

Lactic acid
ethanol

Lactobacillus delbrueckii bacterium)

Saccharomyces cereviseae (fungus)

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ENZYMES
Sl. No. 1 2 Enzymes lipases Pectinases & proteases Role Remove oily stain from laundry Clear fruit juices during bottling

streptokinase

clot buster remove blood clots from patients

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BIOACTIVE MOLECULES
Chemicals Microbes Role

Cyclosporin A Trichoderma polysporum Immuno (fungus) supressive agent

statins

Monascus purpureus (yeast)

Lowers blood cholesterol levels

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