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Microbes are useful to human beings as they help in fermentation process, provide important enzymes, various acids, etc. and some microbes are also causative agents of various human diseases (Bacterial Diseases). Below is the list of micro-organisms and important products given by them.
| MICROORGANISM | IMPORTANCE |
| Lactobacillus (Lactic acid Bacteria (LAB)) | Production of curd from milk |
| Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) |
Used in Bread making process (Ferment bread dough) |
| Propionibacterium sharmanii | Make holes in Swiss cheese |
| Penicillium roqueforti | Ripening of Roquefort cheese |
| Brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) | Ferment malted cereals and fruit juices to produce ethanol. |
| Aspergillus niger | Commercial production of Citric acid |
| Acetobacter aceti | Commercial production of Acetic acid |
| Clostridium butylicum | Commercial production of Butyric acid |
| Lactobacillus delbrueckii | Commercial production of Lactic acid. |
| Rhizopus nigricans | Commercial production of Fumaric acid |
| Aspergillus niger | Commercial production of Gluconic acid |
| Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) | Commercial production of ethanol |
| Streptococcus | Streptokinase enzyme used as ‘clot buster’ to remove clots from blood vessels |
| Trichoderma polysporum | Cyclosporin A (Used as immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients) |
| Monascus purpureus (Yeast) | Produce Statins (drug) which is used as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. |
| Lipase enzyme (from microbes) | Used in detergents and helpful to remove oil stains from laundry |
| Pectinases and Protease (from microbes) | Clarification of Bottled juices |
| Butyric acid bacteria | Retting of jute |
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