This article provides an overview on probiotics in aquaculture. Introduction: The concept of probiotics is not as recent as many think. The earliest published comments on probiotics relate to observations from the early 20th century by the Nobel winning scientist, E. Metchnikoff (1907, 1908 ; cited by Tannock, 1997) who suggested that the long life of Bulgarian peasants resulted from [...]
This article throws light on the six important fungal products obtained from fungal biotechnology. The six products are: (a) Food and Beverages, (b) Fungal Secondary Metabolites, (c) Fungal Enzymes, (d) Biocontrol Agents and Other Uses, (e) Application of Molecular Biology in Fungal Biotechnology, and (6) Future Prospects. A. Food and Beverages: (i) Production of Alcoholic Beverages: Under anaerobic or oxygen [...]
Read this article to learn about the meaning, objectives, applications and different areas of environmental biotechnology. Meaning of Environmental Biotechnology: Environmental biotechnology in particular is the application of processes for the protection and restoration of the quality of the environment. Environmental biotechnology can be used to detect, prevent and remediate the emission of pollutants into the environment in a number [...]