Mention a product of human welfare obtained with the help of each one of the following microbes:
(a) LAB
(b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(c) Propionibacterium sharmanii
(d) Aspergillus niger
The products obtained from:
(a) LAB - Lacto acid bacteria is used in the production of curd from milk.
(b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used for the production of ethanol.
(c) Propionibacterium sharmanii is used in the production of Swiss cheese.
(d) Aspergillus niger is used in production of citric acid.
Choose any three microbes, from the following which are suited for organic farming which is in great demand these days for various reasons. Mention one application of each one chosen.
Mycorrhiza; Monascus; Anabaena; Rhizobium; Methanobacterium; Trichoderma.
Which one of the following equipments is essentially required for growing microbes on a large scale, for industrial production of enzymes?
Sludge digester
Industrial oven
Bioreactor
BOD incubator
Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?
Chlorella
Anabaena
Lactobacillus
Trichoderma
Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent?
Statin
Streptokinase
Lipases
Cyclosporin A
