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8.1 Microbes in Household Products
- Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) are key microorganisms in dairy product production including curd, yogurt, butter, and cheese
- Lactobacillus and other LAB convert milk to curd by producing acids that coagulate milk proteins
- Curd formation process: Fresh milk + small amount of curd (inoculum) → LAB multiply → produce lactic acid → protein coagulation
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8.2 Microbes in Industrial Products
- Industrial fermentation requires large vessels called fermentors for mass production
- Alcoholic fermentation equation: C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 (by enzyme zymase)
- Different yeast species for different alcoholic beverages: S. cerevisiae (beer), S. ellipsoideus (wine), S. sake (sake)
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8.3 Microbes in Sewage Treatment
- Sewage treatment prevents water body pollution and removes pathogenic microbes from human waste
- Primary treatment: Physical removal of floating and suspended solids through filtration and sedimentation
- Grit chamber removes coarse materials (sand, pebbles) by gravity settling
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8.4 Microbes in Production of Biogas
- Biogas composition: 50-70% methane (CH4), 30-40% CO2, traces of H2, O2, N2, H2S
- Methanogens: Anaerobic bacteria producing methane from cellulosic material (Methanobacterium, Methanococcus)
- Natural habitat: Anaerobic sludge during sewage treatment and cattle rumen
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