uses of microorganisms in our daily life with pictures
2006-07-04 18:51:51 · 12 answers · asked by Lazy Girl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Everybody has given you pretty good examples, but for some really cool pictures you might want to go to www.microbeworld.org. Go to the Gallery
2006-07-17 07:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by Microbiology.girl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With pictures...sounds like you need help with a report or something.
Well, without pictues, it's pretty simples. There are literally hundreds of examples.
Yeasts are used to make breads, beer, champagne, and wines.
Yogurt is a bacteria culture.
The human digetive tract is filled with bacteria that form a symbiotic relationship with us. They feed on our waste and give us some vitamins (and metatne gas) in return.
Bacteria can also be used in Medicine. Bacterial DNA can easily be manipulated to include gene sequences that allow them to do things rangeing from glowing in the dark to produceing insulin for humans.
Bacteria can even be manuipulated to breakdown harmful chemicals. Should these chemicals be released the bacteria can be added to quickly breakdown the spill.
And the list goes on.
2006-07-13 05:33:46 · answer #2 · answered by Charlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microorganisms that can withstand high pressure, heat, and acidity are used in mining operations for copper, gold, zinc, uranium, and other metals. The organisms survive by fermenting the metal sulfides, therefore purifying the metals for easy access when dissolved in kerosene, water, or another solvent.
2006-07-05 16:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by Wasabi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a few things off the top of my head:
Yeast is used to help make bread.
Bacteria in the stomach of cows help them to digest grass and therefore produce milk.
Bacteria also consume the lactose in milk to make yoghurt so that even lactose intolerant people can have dairy products.
Bacteria help to break down the waste in sewage treatment plants so that we can have cleaner water and prevent pollution.
Nitrogen fixing bacteria in nodules on the roots of bean plants help produce natural fertilizer to make a field produce more crops in succeeding years.
2006-07-05 02:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by Raymond C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In so many ways we are usingmicrobes in the daily activites
In Foods: Curds, Idle batter, and in bakers
In Cosmatics: Fairness creams, sunscrean lotion
For protein suppliment
2006-07-18 02:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find them in every alcoholic beverage ever made, yeasts, also all cheeses and yogurts, bread and the list goes on, about pictures sorry don't have any
2006-07-15 22:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by micpauval 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lactobacilus are responsible for making curd. Some microbes decompose the rotten things or dead bodies.
2006-07-19 10:48:27 · answer #7 · answered by papa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there r many uses. in yogurt,cheese, alcohol industry , in retting of fibres, tobacco curing, in curing of tea leaves too we need microorganisms.
2006-07-19 01:52:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yogurt and cheese cultures (sorry...no pix of the little buggers working! :)
2006-07-05 01:55:39 · answer #9 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh there's a lot. yeast, bacteria you name it. most are benevolent or just don't do much, but some are becoming a problem
2006-07-19 15:34:11 · answer #10 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋