Subjective Type

State two economically important uses of : (a) Heterotrophic bacteria (b) Archaebacteria

Solution

Heterotrophic bacteria are microorganisms which survive by deriving their energy using organic matter from other sources rather synthesizing their own organic matter. The Heterotrophic bacteria have several economic applications; Lactobacillus and Streptococcus are widely used for the production of milk products like curd and cheese. Streptomyces is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria with the ability to produce bioactive secondary metabolites such as antifungals, antivirals, antitumoral, anti-hypertensives, and mainly antibiotics and immunosuppressives. Many different kinds of heterotrophic bacteria are used for sewage treatment. Some heterotrophic bacteria like Alcanivorax or Methylocella Silvestris have an important applications in bio-remediation (cleaning the oil spills).
Archaebacteria are a group of prokaryotes which live under very harsh and hostile conditions. Since the enzymes from these organisms can survive harsh conditions they have many industrial applications in biotechnology; Many of the thermostable enzymes used in the manipulation of DNA are derived from Archaebacteria, Methanogens of the Archaebacteria are mainly involved in the biogas production.


SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Biological Classification

Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in

Biological Classification

Read the following statements regarding archaebacteria. I. Their cell wall lacks peptidoglycan. II. They contain membrane bound organelles. III. These have distinct ribosomal RNA sequence. IV. Lipid in cell membrane of archaebacteria have different structure than those in all other organisms. Choose the incorrect option.

Biological Classification

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the structure of a typical bacterial cell?

Biological Classification

Which of the following are true of archaebacteria? a. Presence of peptidoglycan cell wall b. Extreme halophytes c. Extreme thermophiles d. Methanogen Select the correct answer using the codes given.

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