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a. How can microbial cultures be used for the production of different metabolites? b. A recently discovered microbial strain gives us the desired metabolite in nanomolar concentration. Suggest two ways of improving the production of the desired metabolite. |
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Answer» a. Production of food, vaccines/ Production of primary metabolites; acids, alcohol/ Production of secondary metabolites: antibiotics/ Biotransformation reactions: enzymatic, steroids b. Strain improvement is done in order to maximize metabolite production by:
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