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MICROBES ON HUMAN WELFARE....
 

Dear Student,

If this is a presenation project then you can make it in this way
 
First, write a crispy and interesting introduction which describe why microbes are harmful and then proceed to their usefulness by giving examples. Then, give a broad idea about the fields in which they are being exploit such as microbes in house hold and industrial applications, Microbes in medicinal uses, Microbes for environmental application etc....
Then describe them one by one
For example:
Microbes – Household and Industrial applications
Household Applications

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB)

Milk Curd
  • LAB produces acids that coagulate and partially digest milk proteins.
  • Small amount of curd that is added to the milk for curdling acts as an inoculum containing thousands of LABS, which further multiply.
  • LAB enhances the nutritional value of milk by increasing Vitamin B12.
  • LAB present in stomach prevents infections.
Fermentation
 
  • Dosa and idli dough is fermented by bacteria, which produces CO2gas and gives it a puffed-up appearance.
  • Dough used for making breads is fermented by baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
  • ‘Toddy’ (a traditional drink from South India made by fermenting sap from palm trees)
  • Cheese making : The bacterium Propionibacterium sharmanii is used in ‘Swiss cheese’ to give it its characteristic holes by producing large amount of carbon dioxide.
  • ‘Roquefort cheese’ is ripened by growing certain fungi on them to give them their specific flavour. 
     
 Industrial applications
  • For industrial purposes, microbes are grown in large vessels called fermentors.
  • On industrial scale, fermented beverages, antibiotics, enzymes, and other bioactive molecules are prepared using microbes.
  • Fermented beverages
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also called brewer’s yeast, is used to prepare wine, beer, whisky, brandy, rum, etc. depending upon the type of raw material and processing.
  • If fermented broth is distilled, then brandy and rum are produced while wine and beer are produced without distillation.
  • Antibiotics
  1. Certain microorganisms inhibit the growth of other microorganisms wherever they grow.
  2. Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by certain microbes that kill or retard the growth of other microbes (disease-causing microbes).
  3. Penicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming was the first antibiotic to be discovered.
  4. Fleming discovered it by chance when he was working on the bacterium Staphylococcus. He discovered that growth of Staphylococcus ceases in the culture plates where Penicillium notatum was grown.
  5. Later on, its use as an effective antibiotic was established by Chain and Florey 
  • Chemicals, enzymes, and bioactive agents

    Microorganism
    Substance produced
    Fungus Aspergillus niger
    Citric acid
    Bacterium Acetobacter aceti
    Acetic acid
    Bacterium Clostridium butylicum
    Butyric acid
    Bacterium Lactobacillus
    Lactic acid
    Yeast S.cerevisiae
    Ethanol
    Bacterium Streptococcus
    Streptokinase (used as a clot buster for removing clots from blood vessels of patients with myocardial infarction)
    Fungus Trichoderma polysporum
    Cyclosporin A (used as immune-suppressive agent in organ transplantation)
    Yeast Monascus purpureus
    Statins (lower blood cholesterol levels)

 Similarily, explain other topics also by giving example.

Hope this helps you.

Cheers!!!

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 thanks mam!
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