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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/10/2009

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What is anything that a microorganism does or makes that can be used to solve a practical problem
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Applied microbiology
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List 5 areas wehre applied microbiology can be applied.
Definition
Industrial, food, environmentsl, molecular technology, clinical or medical areas
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What is the definition of biotechnology
Definition
use of biological agents to promote benefit to humans
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What is the metabolism by microbes that produces a chemical change that alters flavor, texture, or taste called?
Definition
Fermentation
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When applied microbiology is uded for genetic engineering or genomics, what is it called?
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mOLECULAR TECHNOLOGY
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Describe the application of "food" in applied microbiology.
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fermentation, spoilage, flavoring
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What type of application of microbiology is the synthesis of bulk chemicals, antibiotics, and quality control?
Definition
Industrial type application
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When microbiology is used for the production of vaccines, diagnostics, and metabolites, what type of application is this?
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Clinical or medical
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Describe the environmental application of applied microbiology.
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Wastewater treatment, pollution, bioremediation mining
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What involves the use of "select" microbes or genetically engineered microbes, bacteria, yeast molds, algae?
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Biotechnology
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What is applied microbiology?
Definition
Anything that a microorganism does or makes tht can be used to solve a practical problem
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What are required for normal growth of a microbe, produced during normal microbial metabolism, essential for microbe's growth and include amino acids, organic acids produced during growth phase?
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Primary metabolic intermiates for metabolites
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What is the secondary metabolic intermediate for metabolites?
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Found in stainin gphase, by products of metabolism, not critical for microbe's growth, vitamins, antibiotics, steroids synthesized
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What is the goal of industrial microbiology?
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To produce a purified product that can be sold for a profit
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What type of microbiology involves a bulk production of organix compounds such as antibiotics, vitamins, acids, solvents, enzymes?
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Industrial Microbiology
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What type of application of microbiology involves bacterial pickling and milk fermentation?
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Application to food
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What are products of milk fermentation?
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cheese, yogurt, buttermilk
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