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Useful and Harmful Microbes

Maharashtra Board · Class 9 · Science

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Useful Microorganisms - Lactobacilli

  • Lactobacilli are rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria that can produce energy without oxygen
  • They convert lactose (milk sugar) into lactic acid through fermentation process
  • Fermentation decreases milk pH, causing protein coagulation and milk transformation into yogurt
2

Rhizobium - Symbiotic Bacteria

  • Rhizobium bacteria live in root nodules of leguminous plants (beans, groundnut, fenugreek)
  • They have a symbiotic relationship with plants - both organisms benefit
  • Rhizobia convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates, nitrites, and amino acids for plants
3

Yeast - Unicellular Fungus

  • Yeast is a unicellular, eukaryotic fungus with oval-shaped cells
  • It reproduces asexually through budding process
  • Yeast converts carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide through fermentation
4

Antibiotics and Their Importance

  • Antibiotics are compounds from bacteria/fungi that destroy or prevent growth of harmful microorganisms
  • They mainly act against bacteria, some work against protozoa
  • Broad-spectrum antibiotics work against many bacteria types (ampicillin, tetracycline)

Key Concepts

RodSymbiotic bacteria that live in rootUnicellular fungi that reproduce by buddingCarbon compounds obtained from bacteriaRod

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