TUTORIAL 1: MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: SCOPE, TECHNIQUES, AND

EXAMPLES

1) Give three examples of human proteins that produced by recombinant microorganism and
their biological function.

2) What is DNA vaccine? Why it is preferred over traditional vaccines?

3) What is secondary metabolite? State the major functions of metabolites.

4) What is trehalose? How does trehalose differ from maltose? Demonstrate the role and
application of trehalose in agriculture.

5) Explain how B. subtilis is useful to control microbial pesticides.

6) Compare and contrast the application of nisin and Lactobacteria sakei in the preparation
of fermented food.

7) Discuss how pre-treatment of the wood with Ophiostoma piliferum fungi to degrade some
of the wood extractives has met with considerable success in paper pulp manufacturing.

8) What are flocs? Elucidate one environmental application of microorganisms in water

waste treatment by giving a specific example.

9) Describe the roles of Acidithiobacillus ferroxidans in bio-mining.

10) Demonstrate one industrial enzyme that is commercially used in pharmaceutical industry
and explain how catalysis by enzymes offers a number of advantages over traditional
chemical catalysis.