Description:
Discuss how we can put microbes to work to facilitate our lives: from keeping our landscape clean to making delicious food and beverages. Review the Learning Activities in Module 9 to assist you with this assignment.
Objectives:
Recognize the importance of microorganisms in water and sewage treatment plants.
Describe food Microbiology, focusing on both preventative infection methods and the implication of specific microbial taxa in food preparation.
Describe the employment of microorganisms in industrial Microbiology.
Instructions:
Search the Online Library for information about harnessing bacteria to help us.
Search Academic OneFile or choose another database. Use the Concorde Online Library Tutorial (Link will open in this tab.) download (Link will open in this tab.)if you need assistance with your search. Use these search strings or try some of your own:
Putting bacteria to work
Microbial fuel cell
Industrial microbiology biotechnology
Microbes in health care
Microbial taxa
Biotechnology and bacteria
Create a five-to-seven page essay summarizing various ways in which we employ microbes to our advantage. Think about their use in the food industry, waste management, health care, and conversion of waste product into fuel. Which of these applied Microbiology fields is of interest to you and has the potential for further development in your opinion?
Support all of your assertions with scholarly resources.
Essay: This project should be in proper APA format. There is a requirement of at least THREE scholarly resources (Wikipedia is not allowed) and those resources must be no older than FIVE years old.
Five-to-Seven pages, not including title page, reference page, or appendix.
Only a Word Doc submission is allowed. Remember, the Office365 account offers free access to Microsoft Office, which includes Word.
Assignment Submission:
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