In this essay we will discuss about mosquitoes. After reading this essay you will learn about: 1. Introduction and Economic Importance of Mosquitoes 2. General Organisation of Mosquitoes 3. Life-History 4. Prevention against Mosquitoes. Introduction and Economic Importance of Mosquitoes: The mosquitoes are insects which belong to the order Diptera. These nocturnal insects are well-known as vectors of various disease [...]
The term antibiotic was derived from antibiosis, a phenomenon of antagonism of one organism by another. Antibiosis has been observed by many scientific workers dealing with microorganisms growing on plates (petridishes), but the credit of discovering and exploiting the product (antibiotic) for useful purpose goes to Alexander Fleming (1928). While working in a hospital laboratory in London, he found that [...]
Industrial microbiology deals with the technological aspects of using microorganisms for large- scale production of valuable goods of human interest from comparatively inexpensive raw materials. For obtaining a useful product, a single strain of microorganism has to be grown in a mass-culture free from other contaminating organisms. This presents an important challenge which has to be managed by the technologists. [...]