Industrial Microbiology: History, Applications, and Implications

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Industrial MicrobiologyHistory, Applications,
and Implications

• March 27, 2001
• Group 10
• Matt Guess, Nadine Medina, Melissa Smith

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Overview

• History
• Applications
• Further Research
• Conclusion

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History

• Ancient History
• Medieval Times
• Recent History
• van Leeuwenhoek
• Pasteur
• Tyndall
• Buchner

• Modern Era
• Fleming
• Florey, Chain
• Waksman

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Commercially Important Products

• General Industrial Applications
• Microbial Cells
• Large molecules they synthesize
• Primary metabolites
• Secondary metabolites

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General Industrial Applications

• Wastewater Treatment
• Bio-Mining
• Bioremediation

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Microbial Cells

• Source of Protein for Livestock
• Used in Biological Conversions

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Large Molecules Synthesized

• Enzymes
• Polysaccharides
• Active Ingredients in
• Pesticides
• Vaccines

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Primary Metabolites

• Amino Acids
• Purine Nucleotides
• Vitamins
• Organic Acids

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Secondary Metabolites

• Antibiotics
• Toxins
• Alkaloids
• Plant Growth Factors

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Further Research

• Genetic Engineering
• Recombinant DNA
• Protoplast Fusion
• Gene Amplification

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Questions?