Fermentation Technology Fermentation: An art from the past, a skill for the future… Brain McNeil What is fermentation? Ø Fermentation is a metabolic process which converts carbohydrates to alcohols, organic acids or gases by the activity of enzymes of microbial origin. Ø Microbes involved in fermentation process: Bacteria and Fungi. Ø The process of anaerobic […]
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Difference between Arteries and Veins: The circulatory system in an organism ensures the transport of oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide and hormone throughout the body. The blood circulatory system in an animal is facilitated by the heart (the blood pumping organ) and blood vessels (closed pipelines which carry out the circulation of blood throughout the body). […]
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(1). Who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis? a. Koch b. Jenner c. Pasteur d. Virchow (2). Mycobacterium lepree was discovered by: a. Pasteur b. Jenner c. Koch d. Hansen (3). Antibodies were discovered by: a. Edelman b. Porter c. Edelman and Porter d. Edelman and Hess (4). Streptococcus pneumonia was discovered by: a. Pasteur b. Jenner c. […]
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MCQ on Scientists and Discoveries in Microbiology Part 1 (1). Scientist who demonstrated that open tubes of broth remained free of microbes when air was free of dust: a. Tyndal b. Pasteur c. Petri d. Francesco Redi (2). Who discovered bacterial transformation? a. Jenner b. Griffith c. Messelson d. Tautum (3). Who […]
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Dear Students, Welcome to Microbiology MCQ-06 (MCQ on Bacterial Genetics). This MCQ set consists of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions from the topic Bacterial Genetics, Gene Regulation in Prokaryotic Organisms and Operon Concept with Answer Key. These questions can be used for the preparation of all the competitive examinations in Biology / Life Sciences After marking your […]
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