Anabaena azollae resides in the leaf cavities of the fern Azolla.
It fixes nitrogen and part of the fixed nitrogen is excreted and becomes available to the fern.
Alcohol is produced by yeast using zymase. Nitrogenase is a nitrogen-fixing enzyme, not used for alcohol production.
Paecilomyces lilacinus proved effective for biological control of nematodal diseases in plants.
Frankia is symbiont in root nodules of several non-legume plants like Casuarina and Alnus.
Streptokinase removes clots from blood vessels.
Statins lower blood cholesterol.
Lipases are used in detergent formulations.
Cyclosporin A is an immunosuppressive agent produced by Trichoderma polysporum.
The large holes in swiss cheese are due to production of large amount of CO2 by the bacterium Propionibacterium sharmanii.
Wine and beer are produced without distillation whereas whisky, brandy and rum are produced by distillation of fermented broth.
Azotobacter, Oscillatoria, Anabaena and Nostoc can fix nitrogen but Volvox cannot fix nitrogen.
Streptokinase produced by the bacterium Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is used as a clot buster for removing clots from blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction.
Lactobacillus is used for curd.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae for fermentation.
Propionibacterium sharmanii for swiss cheese.
Aspergillus niger for citric acid.
Trichoderma polysporum for cyclosporin A and biocontrol.
