PRE LAB 1: Industrial Micro Intro

Question 1

Industrial microbiology is any (1) that uses biological systems such as (2) to (3)

Answer 1

(1) technological applications
(2) living organisms (prokaryotes, bacteria, fungi, or any derivatives)
(3) make or modify products or processes for specific use

Question 2

What is the nature of industrial microbiology?

Answer 2

Utilization of microorganisms in different industries such as medical, food etc,

Question 3

Give examples of how industrial microbiology is used

Answer 3

(1) discovery of vaccines, antibiotics
(2) and their proponents

Question 4

Why are microorganisms used for industrial applications?

Answer 4

produce chemicals, AA, and enzymes for food production, drug discovery, and understanding diseases

Question 5

Define industrial microbiology

Answer 5

Study of large-scale, profit-motivated production of microorganisms or their products for direct use or inputs in the manufacture of other goods

Question 6

Give an example for the application of a microorganism in industrial microbiology
(1) Name
(2) direct use
(3) derivative usage

Answer 6

(1) Saccharomyces
(2) food for humans, animal feed, baking,
(3) fermentation, anaerobic respiration

• by-products include lactic acid and ethanol
• Ethanol can be converted into alcoholic beverages or used in perfumes and pharmaceuticals.

Question 7

Industrial microbiology is related to (1)
how? (2)

Answer 7

(1) biotechnology
(2) knowledge from industrial micro has been revolutionized by genetic engineering or gene mounting to production

Question 8

What are the three differences between industrial micro and medical micro?

Answer 8

(1) Immediate Motivation
(2) Role of microorganism
(3) Scale of which the microorganisms are handled

Question 9

Immediate motivation

Answer 9

Industry - profit, generation of wealth commercialized products
Medical - expert opinion on susceptibility of antibiotics

Question 10

Role of microorganisms involved

Answer 10

Industry - improvement of product that makes it more valuable
Medical - little or no direct economic value

Question 11

Scale at which the microorganisms are handled

Answer 11

Industry - scale is large; 50,000 L
Medical - microorganisms that can cause disease; loopful (1 mL) for reviving only

Question 12

A disease-causing microorganism with no economic value is handled for large-scale use in industrial micro it is used for (1)

If the pathogen is used for this it will acquire an (2)

Answer 12

(1) vaccine creation
(2) economic value