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Pseudomonas species can degrade petroleum hydrocarbons and are used in oil spill bioremediation.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes in Human Welfare - Overview and Significance
Pseudomonas species are capable of degrading petroleum and are used in bioremediation of oil spills.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes in Human Welfare - Overview and Significance
Microbes play a crucial role in human welfare, but they do not directly cause pollution. Instead, they help in biodegradation and sewage treatment.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes in Human Welfare - Overview and Significance
Pectinase is used to break down pectin in fruit juices, making them clearer.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes in Human Welfare - Overview and Significance
Aspergillus species are used in the fermentation process to produce soy sauce.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes in Human Welfare - Overview and Significance
Pseudomonas species can degrade petroleum and are used in the bioremediation of oil spills.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes as Biofertilizers - Rhizobium Azospirillum Mycorrhiza Cyanobacteria
Rhizobium is a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium found in root nodules of leguminous plants.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes as Biofertilizers - Rhizobium Azospirillum Mycorrhiza Cyanobacteria
Nostoc, a cyanobacterium, fixes atmospheric nitrogen and improves soil fertility in paddy fields.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes as Biofertilizers - Rhizobium Azospirillum Mycorrhiza Cyanobacteria
Rhizobium forms a symbiotic relationship with leguminous plants and fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes as Biofertilizers - Rhizobium Azospirillum Mycorrhiza Cyanobacteria
Bacillus thuringiensis produces toxins that kill butterfly caterpillars, making it a biocontrol agent.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes as Biocontrol Agents - Bt Baculovirus Trichoderma
Trichoderma is a fungal biocontrol agent used to suppress plant pathogens.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes as Biocontrol Agents - Bt Baculovirus Trichoderma
Bacillus thuringiensis produces toxins that act as natural insecticides.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare Microbes as Biocontrol Agents - Bt Baculovirus Trichoderma
