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Introduction to Microbiology

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Science

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1. Microbiology: Basic Ideas

  • Applied microbiology studies enzymes, proteins, applied genetics, and molecular biology of microbes to produce food and medicines on a large scale.
  • Industrial microbiology deals with the commercial use of microbes for economic, social, and environmental processes and products.
  • Industrial microbiology mainly includes fermentation-based production and use of microbes for garbage management and pollution control.
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2. Dairy Products

  • Milk has been converted into products like cheese, butter, cream, kefir, and yoghurt since ancient times for preservation.
  • Milk is pasteurized first to destroy unwanted microbes, then fermented with lactobacilli which convert lactose into lactic acid.
  • Lactic acid coagulates milk proteins and changes the texture of milk products.
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3. Probiotics

  • Probiotics improve resistance and help control harmful microbes in the intestine.
  • They are used to treat diarrhoea and in poultry treatment.
  • Useful microbes become inactive due to antibiotics; probiotics make them active again.
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4. Bread, Vinegar, Soya Sauce, and Beverage Production

  • Bread dough is made from baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, water, salt, and flour.
  • During fermentation, yeast converts sugar into carbon dioxide and ethanol.
  • The carbon dioxide makes dough rise and the bread becomes spongy.

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Applied microbiology studies enzymesIndustrial microbiology deals with the commercialMilk has been converted into productsMilk is boiledCheese is produced with the help

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