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.
Following three microbes can be chosen for organic farming:
1. Mycorrhiza: It helps in the absorption of phosphorous from the soil.
2. Anabaena: It is involved in the process of nitrogen fixation.
3. Rhizobium: It fixes nitrogen into organic forms, which can be used by the plant as nutrient.
The application of the following are:
1. Monascus: It is produces Statins that are used commercially as blood-cholesterol lowering agents.
2. Methanobacterium: It is used in the biological generation of methane by anaerobic processes.
3. Trichoderma: It produces cyclosporin A which is used as an immunosuppressive agent.
Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?
Chlorella
Anabaena
Lactobacillus
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 is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent?
Statin
Streptokinase
Lipases
Cyclosporin A
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
