Microbes in Human Welfare Test - 10

Green  manuring is growing crop that is ploughed under the soil to improve fertility. Most of the plant used for green manuring belongs to family Leguninosae.

The patient suffering from myocardial infraction is immediately given injection of Streptokinase. Streptokinase is an enzyme secreted by several species of streptococci that can bind and activate plasminogen used as effective and inexpensive thrombolysis medication in some cases of myocardial infraction.

Azolla is used as a biofertilizers because it has association of nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria. They increase the fertility of soil without any chemical fertilizers.

Common cold is an infectious disease caused by virus. It cannot be controlled by antibiotics as antibiotics are not effective against viral disease.

Morphine is a very common drug used as analgesic or painkiller especially for patient undergone surgery. It is obtained from Papaver somniferum or opium poppy is a species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are obtained.

Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods. The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents falls under genus Nucleopolyhydro virus.

Bio-fertilizers are organisms that enrich the nutrient quality of soil. Rhizobium bacteria present in root nodule of leguminous plants fix atmospheric nitrogen. Organic farming is farming without use of chemicals.

Biofertilizers are organisms that enrich the nutrient quality of soil. The main sources of biofertilizers are bacteria, fungi, and cynobacteria (blue-green algae). The most striking relationship that these have with plants is symbiosis, in which the partners derive benefits from each other.

Streptomycin is in the aminoglycoside class of medication. It works by blocking the ability of 30S ribosomal subunits to make proteins which results in bacterial death.

Streptomycin was discovered in 1943 from Streptomyces griseus.It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system.

Microbes are not used in production of antiviral drugs and production of inorganic fertilizers. Although, microbes are used in converting milk into curd, antibiotic production, sewage treatment, bread and cheese industry etc.