Donate SIGN UP

microbes ??

Avatar Image
coffeeman | 19:34 Sun 05th Feb 2006 | Science
3 Answers

what are the main uses of microbes?


Gravatar

Answers

1 to 3 of 3rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by coffeeman. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
It depends on whether they are pathogens or the useful types. They use bacteria in the sewerage works to oxygenate the water and "eat" the waste. Some microbes are used for antibiotics such as penicillin, also to vein blue cheeses (again a strain of penicillin). In fact without microbes life on earth would not exist.
-- answer removed --

  • Fermentation - making beer, cheese, yoghurt.

  • Germ warfare

  • Synthetic insulin

1 to 3 of 3rss feed

Do you know the answer?

microbes ??

Answer Question >>