Everything you need to know about food and dairy microbiology. Some of the most frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. What are naturally occurring antimicrobial substances in some foods and how do they work? Ans: Eggs contain lysozyme which causes lysis of cell walls of bacteria as lysozyme breaks down peptidoglycan. Eggs also contain conalbumin and riboflavin both of [...]
Everything you need to know about food and dairy microbiology. Some of the most frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. The prize announced by the French government was won by a confectioner Nicholas Appert in 1809. What was it for? Ans: He showed that food could be preserved if it was sealed in tightly stoppered containers and boiled for [...]
Everything you need to know about soil microbiology. Some of the most frequently asked exam questions are as follows:- Q.1. Name the bacterium that prey on other bacteria. Ans: Bdellovibrio. Q.2. Give some examples of mutualism (symbiosis) in which both organisms are benefitted. Ans: (1) Association of fungus and alga in lichens. (2) Protozoa serving as host to single celled [...]