IMPORTANCE OF MICROBES IN INDUSTRIES;

1. Bharathidasan University,
Trichirapalli, Tamilnadu,
India

2. Industrial microbiology may be defined as the study of
the large-scale And profit motivated production of micro
organism or their products For direct use or as inputs in
the manufacture of other good.
Thus yeasts may be produced for direct consumption as
food for human Or as animal feed, or for using in the
bread making.
And also used in pharmaceutical industry,
bevarage industry,Cosmetic industry,
agricultural industry.

3. Bacteria
These include chemicals manufacturing such
as ethanol, Acetone, organic acid, enzymes and
perfumes .
Bacteria are most important in the production
of pharmaceuticals

4. The most important bacteria in food
manufacturing lactobacillus species
also referred to as lactic bacteria.
Application
Dairy industry,
Meat industry,lactic bacteria develop
the flavor and color of the product.
Wine industry

6. Teixobactin was isolated from a newly
identified gram positive bacteria.
Can kill species including methicillin –
resistant staphylococcus
oureus(MRSA) and mycobacterium.
Bacteria in bioremediation
Microbial bioremediation is the
use of prokaryotes to remove
pollutants.

8. Many fungi are useful to humans and
have been exploited both industrially
and commercially.
Yeast and other fungi play a critical role
in drug production , food processing,
bio control agents , enzyme
biotechnology , as well as research and
development.

9. Saccharomyces cerevisiae presence of
exess glucose represses respiration.
In principle ,materials rich in sugars (or
starch)are then fermented resulting in
the production of alcohol.
Mainly three products
 Beer
 Wine
 Sake

10. Fungi are responsible for a range of
favours including terpenes, menthol,
lactones.
Fungi produces a range of compounds
that alter the color of food.
Ex; monoascus purpurecis has been
traditionally used for the production of
red wine

11.  Play a important role in the fertility of soil
 Protozoa role in mineralizing nutrients,
making them available for use by plants
and other soil organisms.
 Ex; protozoans are dinoflagellates,
amoebas, paramecia,and plasmodium.
 Protozoan play important roles in waste
water treatment.

12. Algae are used in wastewater treatment.
Reducing the toxic chemicals.
Algae can be used to capture fertilizers
in runoff from farms.
Algae can be used as fertilizer.

13. Spirulina
Human and animal food or
nutritional supplement.
Also know as: blue green algae
Astaxanthain
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Micro algae also used in
cosmetic products