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Antibiotics and Its Production (With Diagram) | Microbiology

'The antibiotics' are secondary metabolites or biochemical secreted by microorganisms which, ' in low concentration, inhibit the growth or kill other microorganisms, i.e., the antibiotics are 'antimicrobial agents of microbial origin'. Although some 6,000 antibiotics are known to exist, only about 100 are marketed. About 200 new antibiotics are discovered every year. Microorganisms belonging to three orders viz., Eubacteriales, Actinomyces [...]

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Winogradsky Column (With Diagram) | Microbiology

The below mentioned article provides a note on winogradsky column, explained with the help of a suitable diagram. The Winogradsky column is a glass or clear plastic cylinder with a core of solid or sediment in it. This model system employed to study the growth of specific microorganisms, has been named after a noted Russian microbiologist Sergei Winogradsky. Specific microbial [...]

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Biological Control: Top 18 Things to Know About| Microbiology

Everything you need to know about biological control. Some of the most frequently asked exam questions are as follows:- Q.1. What is biological control? Ans: The use of one organism to control the growth of another organism is a process known as biological control. Q.2. Give a simple example of biological control that may be of interest to a microbiologist. [...]

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