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FOOD FROM MICROORGANISMS:. FUNGI, BACTERIA AND FERMANTATION. OBJECTIVES. To recall the method of nutrition used by microorganisms To know some examples of commercial exploitation of microbial metabolism. What is heterotroph ?. MICROBES CARRY OUT USEFUL METABOLIC PROCESSES.
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FOOD FROM MICROORGANISMS: FUNGI, BACTERIA AND FERMANTATION
OBJECTIVES • Torecallthemethod of nutritionusedbymicroorganisms • Toknowsomeexamples of commercialexploitation of microbialmetabolism
MICROBES CARRY OUT USEFUL METABOLIC PROCESSES • Heterotrophic • Fungi -such as yeastandFusarium- andmanybacteriasaprotrophic
Theenzymes, toxicorexcessproductswhichtheyexcrete of usetohumans • Somemicrobesuseful in foodproduction
Acetobactervinegarmanufacture • Lactobacillusyoghurtandcheeseproduction
‘Ripening’ bacteriacheeseproduction • Fusariumandmycoprotein
On an enormousscale in specialfactories • Themicrobes culturedseparately addedsterilisedcontainer
Thesecontainers fermentersorbioreactors
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CommercialFoodProduction • Thefermentationprocessesusedtogrowthemicrobesmust be economicalandefficient, andmethodsarealwaysbeingimproved.
Cheeseproduction is a traditionalprocessthat has beenupdatedbytheuse of modern scientifictechniques. • Thecurdsareformedmorequicklyifthecoagulation of themilk protein casein is catalysedby an enzyme. • Traditionallyrenninwasused, extractedfromthestomachcontents of calvesslaughteredformeat.
Geneticengineershavenowproduced a strain of thebacteriumE. • Coliwhichcontainsthe gene fortheenzymechymosin. • Thisenzyme can be usedinstead of rennintoproduce a cheesethat is acceptabletovegetarians.
Thesecondphase of cheeseproductionalsoinvolvestheaction of bacteriaorfungi – hard cheesessuch as Stiltonareformedbybacterialactionfromtheinside, whereassoftcheesesareusuallytheresult of fungalactionfromtheoutside.
Thecharacteristicsmells of strongcheesesareusuallyduetometabolism of fattyacids, sometimesthesame as thosefound on human skin. • Thewarm, moistconditions on thefeetproduceandodourwhichtheproducers of Camembertcheesecall ‘lespieds de dieu’ (God’sfeet). • Breadandbeerareproducedusingyeastto ferment a sugarsource.
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Bacteriatheproduction of foodVinegaraerobicfermantation of alcohol
references • http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Heterotroph • COMPLETE BIOLOGY FOR IGCSE