B7 : Industrial Use of Microorganisms
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- Created on: 14-06-15 20:07
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Industrial Use of Mircoorganisms
Microoganisms (EG: Bacteria + Fungi)can be used to make products on an industrial scale.
-Reprpduce rapidly under right conditions - products made quickly
-Have Plasmids, that can be genetically modified to make microorganism produce product needed
-Simple Biochemistry: fewer reactions happen in them so it can be used to produce things it wouldnt usually without causing major problems
-Make complex molecules that are hard to make artifically
-No ethical concerns
Grown on Large Scale to make lots of Products:
Large amounts of Microorganisms grown in containers called Fermenters. Conditions in these are kept at optimum for mass…
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