Given below is a list of six microorganisms. State their usefulness to

1.	Given below is a list of six microorganisms. State their usefulness to humans.(i) Nucleopolyhedrovirus(ii) Saccharomyces cerevisiae(iii) Monascus purpureus(iv) Trichoderma polysporum(v) Penicillium notatum(vi) Propionibacterium sharmanii
Answer» (i) Nucleopolyhedrovirus: Used as bio-control agents. (ii) Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Used in bread making and in brewing industry. (iii) Monascus purpureus: Cholesterol lowering agent (iv) Trichoderma polysporum: Produces Cyclosporin-A (v) Penicillium notatum: Produces antibiotic penicillin (vi) Propionibacterium sharmanii: Produces large amount of CO₂ in Swiss cheese.

Given below is a list of six microorganisms. State their usefulness to humans.(i) Nucleopolyhedrovirus(ii) Saccharomyces cerevisiae(iii) Monascus purpureus(iv) Trichoderma polysporum(v) Penicillium notatum(vi) Propionibacterium sharmanii

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(i) Nucleopolyhedrovirus: Used as bio-control agents.

(ii) Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Used in bread making and in brewing industry.

(iii) Monascus purpureus: Cholesterol lowering agent

(iv) Trichoderma polysporum: Produces Cyclosporin-A

(v) Penicillium notatum: Produces antibiotic penicillin

(vi) Propionibacterium sharmanii: Produces large amount of CO₂ in Swiss cheese.