Chapter 12: Intro to Microbial Biotechnology

Question 0

What are three types of containers that industrial fermentation takes place in?

Answer 0

Bioreactors, Fed-batch reactors, Chemostats

Question 1

What are the 3 areas that microbial biotechnology can be used in?

Answer 1

Agricultural Sector (Green), Medical Applications (Red), Industrial Applications (White)

Question 2

What is the purpose of maintaining frozen culture collections?

Answer 2

Conformation through repeatable research

Question 3

What do industrial cultures try to control for?

Answer 3

Growth rate

Question 4

What type of industrial fermentation container has the culture continuously being removes and fresh medium continuously added?

Answer 4

Chemostat

Question 5

What type of industrial fermentation container works by harvesting the entire culture when ready?

Answer 5

Fed-batch reactor

Question 6

What is the product of metabolic processes required for growth of the microbe?

Answer 6

Primary metabolite

Question 7

What is not required for microbial growth and often produced during the stationary phase?

Answer 7

Secondary metabolite

Question 8

What is an example of a primary metabolite?

Answer 8

Alcohol

Question 9

What is an example of a secondary metabolite?

Answer 9

Antibiotics