Microbes in Human Welfare — NEET Biology Concepts
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- What Are Microbes and Why Not All Are Harmful
- Where Microbes Are Found: Soil, Water, Air and Thermal Vents
- Microbes in Household Products: An Overview
- Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB): Meaning and Examples
- How Curd Is Made from Milk (Lactobacillus)
- Why Curd Has More Vitamin B12 Than Milk
- What Is a Starter or Inoculum in Curd Making
- Dough Fermentation by Baker's Yeast (Idli, Dosa, Bread)
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Baker's and Brewer's Yeast
- Role of Microbes in Cheese Making
- Why Swiss Cheese Has Large Holes (Propionibacterium)
- Roquefort Cheese and Penicillium (Flavour and Texture)
- Microbes in Industrial Products and Fermentors
- Fermented Beverages: Wine, Beer, Whisky, Brandy, Rum
- Difference Between Distilled and Undistilled Alcoholic Drinks
- What Are Antibiotics: Meaning of Anti and Bio
- Discovery of Penicillin (Fleming, Chain, Florey)
- Antibiotics and Their Source Microbes
- Microbes That Produce Organic Acids (Citric, Acetic, Butyric, Lactic)
- Aspergillus niger and Citric Acid Production
- Industrially Useful Microbial Enzymes: Lipases, Pectinase, Streptokinase
- Streptokinase: A Clot Buster from Streptococcus
- Cyclosporin A: Immunosuppressant from Trichoderma polysporum
- Statins: Blood Cholesterol Lowering Agent from Monascus purpureus
- Bioactive Molecules: Microbe-to-Product Matching Table
- What Is Sewage and How It Harms Us
- Microbes in Sewage Treatment: Overview
- Primary Treatment of Sewage: Physical Removal
- Secondary (Biological) Treatment of Sewage and Flocs
- Difference Between Primary and Secondary Sewage Treatment
- What Is BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand)?
- How BOD Indicates Water Pollution
- Activated Sludge and Anaerobic Sludge Digester
- Microbes in Biogas Production
- Methanogens: Producers of Methane (Biogas)
- Structure and Working of a Biogas Plant
- Microbes as Biocontrol Agents (NCERT Class 12 Biology)
- Biological Pest Control vs Chemical Pesticides
- Ladybird and Dragonfly as Biocontrol Agents
- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt): Bacterial Biocontrol Agent
- Trichoderma and Baculovirus as Biocontrol Agents
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM): The Ideal Biocontrol Agent
- Microbes as Biofertilisers: Overview
- Rhizobium and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
- Free-living Nitrogen Fixers: Azospirillum and Azotobacter