Transcript --- The Language of Biotechnology

Applied Microbiology
Chapters 27: 764-770; 777-787
28:796-804
Objectives
 Microbes
at work in the environment
 Microbes
at work for humans
– the original “biotechnology”
– the new biotechnology
Metabolic specialists
 Range
of
– habitats
– interactions
The importance of microbes in
biogeochemical cycles
 The
carbon cycle
The nitrogen cycle
The sulfur cycle
How to “fix” the coast of Galicia
 Or,
bioremediation in action
Water treatment
 Drinking
water
Versus sewage treatment. . .
 Aerobic
bacteria
 Anaerobic
bacteria
More appetizingly. . .
 Microbes
are involved in
– Cheese and other dairy products
– Bread and pickles
– Beer, wine and vinegar
Fermentations
On beyond alcohol. . .
 Bioreactors
 Products
Microbes rule!