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Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

Publisher:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

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Industrial processes result in the manufacturing of products (biological products, such as enzymes, medicine) on a large scale using different methods, such as physical and chemical procedures. Few products such as pharmaceuticals, agricultural products, food items, etc., involve microbes and their enzymes. Such processes are termed industrial biological processes. Microbiology and biotechnology enable us to utilize the ability of microorganisms to produce enzymes, primary metabolites, and secondary metabolites, which in turn help to produce the desired products.

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What is the difference between a probiotic and prebiotic?

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Prebiotics are natural chemicals present in food, whereas probiotics are artificial chemicals added to food to improve their nutritional value

Prebiotics are living microbes that transform food, whereas probiotics are microbes grown in the lab and added to food.

A prebiotic is a microbe acquired before birth, whereas a probiotic is a microbe acquired after birth

A prebiotic serves as food for probiotics, which are consumable live microbes with health benefits

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