Exam 27: Applied and Industrial Microbiology

Nitrates and nitrites are used in cured meats mainly to prevent

Freshly fermented beer is lagered, meaning it is treated with potassium metabisulfate.

The process of recovery, purification, and packaging of product is known as _________ processing.

Which of the following enzymes are produced by microorganisms on an industrial scale?

Regular refrigeration does not inhibit the growth of __________ microbes that can continue to grow and cause food spoilage.

Organisms from the genus Aspergillus are used in the production of

____________ protein can be produced from waste materials such as molasses or petroleum by-products to be used as a food.

Downstream processing includes all the following except

__________ metabolites are by-products of metabolism and essential to the microbe's function.

In some parts of Mexico, ___________ has become a viable alternative to green plants as a primary nutrient source.

Describe the major steps in water purification as carried out by a modern municipal treatment plant.

There are a few places in the United States that use ozone or peroxide for final disinfection of water.

This organism is used to make Swiss cheese:

A strain of ____________ is being considered to control the mosquito vector of malaria.

Why are cases of food borne illnesses escalating in the United States despite our knowledge of how to prevent outbreaks?

In 2006, the Food and Drug Administration approved the spraying of bacteriophages onto ready-to-eat meat products to

Rennin is added to cheese to give it flavor.

List some examples of products made through industrial microbiology.

A food _____ results from ingestion of exotoxin secreted by bacterial cells growing in the food.

The process of activating sludge from waste water involves