COVENANT UNIVERSITY Department of Biological Sciences NAME: OBUEKWE CHUKWUEMEKA AZUBUIKE MAT NO: 12CQ014230 PROGRAMME: MICROBIOLOGY COURSE: MCB 212 (MYCOLOGY) TOPIC: THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNGI IN; MEDICINE INDUSTRY THE ENVIRONMENT {DR OLASEINDE G.} INTRODUCTION Fungi are tremendously important to human society and the planet we live on
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Microbial Diversity and Ubiquity Microorganisms are microscopic organisms that are so small that that they can only be visualized by the aid of a compound-brightfield microscope. While we generally cannot see individual microorganisms with the naked eye‚ they are present in virtually every habitat known to man. Microorganisms can be prokaryotic—the bacteria or eukaryotic—the algae‚ protozoa or fungi. While viruses are acellular they are also studied in the scope of microbiology because
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still‚ however‚ believes she has mild limitation with exercise and is having occasional nocturnal symptoms which are relieved by Ventolin. The allergy testing has shown significant atopy to horses‚ cats‚ dust mite‚ rye grass‚ couch grass and Aspergillus. The obvious concern her is her ongoing exposure to horses and given that she does also have allergic symptoms around her guinea pigs‚ they are likely to be contributing as well. They do have a dog around‚ a Cavoodle‚ but she has no obvious allergies
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produced the most maltose at 37 ºC (body temperature) and a pH of 7 (neutral). Conclusion In a prior lab‚ it was given that the enzyme Aspergillus oryzae (fungus) works best at warm temperatures and an acidic pH‚ porcine (pig) works best at body temperature (37 ºC) and
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diseases are a silent epidemic [2]. Fungal diseases normally affect immune – compromised hosts‚ patients requiring complex surgical procedures like in trauma cases‚ or in patients hospitalized with severe diseases like acute myelogenous leukemia. Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans are the major cause invasive filamentous infections and other yeast related infections [2]. The centre for disease control and prevention has categorized fungal infections into three main categories – 1) Opportunistic
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can cause cancer. Mildew is a mold that looks like tiny black spots which can easily be scrubbed away compared to other molds. ( What is Mold?‚ 2016 ) Some molds found in homes are aspergillus and cladosporium. Aspergillus is an allergen that can cause hay fever‚ asthma‚ and lung infections. Toxic molds include Aspergillus‚ Fusarium‚ Pennicillium‚ Memnoniella‚ Trichoderma‚ and Stachybotrys. Stachybotrys is known as black mold. It is a contaminant normally found on wet cellulose materials such as paper
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National Taiwan Ocean University Department of Food Science Production of Fermentables Sugars and Biofuel from Sago Pith Residue (Sago Hampas) Professors: Student: Student ID: Guo-Jane‚ Tsai Yeuk-Chuen‚ Liu Norhayati Othman 10132067 May 22‚ 2013 1 Outline 1. Introduction 2. Glucose Recovery from Sago Hampas by Three Cycles Hydrolysis for Bioethanol Production. of 3. Conversion of Sago Hampas into Fermentable Sugars Performed Using Cellulolytic Enzymes. 4. Conversion of Fermentable
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in enzyme production. On addition of glucose‚ maltose‚ lactose‚wheat bran and xylan‚ the maltose resulted in an increment in xylanase production (24.96 IU/ml) by SmF. An induction in the enzyme production/activity was noted when fungal isolate (Aspergillus niger) was grown on cellulose as a sole carbon source while a very low rate of enzyme activity/production was observed when glucose was used as sole carbon substrate. These results are in agreement with
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Temperature And Osmotic Potential On The Growth Of Aquatic Isolates Of Fusarium Culmorum." Geomicrobiology Journal 26.5 (2009): 321-325. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. Mahendra K. Agarwal‚ et al. "Quantification Of Airborne Aspergillus Allergens: Redefining The Approach." Journal Of Asthma 47.7 (2010): 754-761. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. M H Ryder‚ et al. "The Effect Of Penicillium Fungi On Plant Growth And Phosphorus Mobilization In Neutral To
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to name a few. Yeast are used to ferment sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol. Cereal grains are fermented to produce beer‚ while wine and hard cider is fermented from grapes and apples respectively. Sake is produced by fermenting rice‚ using Aspergillus oryzae and then an additional fermentation step utilizing bacteria and yeasts. Bread is produced by fermenting the sugar to produce carbon dioxide‚ which rises the bread. In addition‚ many food and drinks are produced by fermentation‚ such as soy
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