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Antibiotics
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What is the medicinal use of microbes?
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Microbes:
Microbes are microscopic living organisms that can be found all over the world but are too small to be seen with the human eye.
Examples of microbes are:
Archaea, protists, fungi, bacteria, viruses, etc.
Microbes are the source of many medicines.
For example, the antibiotic capsules and tablets that a doctor prescribes for us when we are sick or infected are made from microbes.
Disease-causing microorganisms are stopped or killed by medicines made from fungus and bacteria.
Microbes are also used to combat a variety of plant diseases.
Medicinal uses of microbes:
Erythromycin, tetracycline, and streptomycin are some of the most commonly used antibiotics.
Antibiotics are given to poultry and livestock to prevent microbial infections.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
is used as a nutritional supplement as it is rich in proteins and vitamins.
Statins that are used for lowering cholesterol, are obtained from
Monascus purpeureus
.
Cyclosporin A, used as an immunosuppressive agent, is obtained from
Trichoderma polysporum
.
Colstridia
are used in cancer therapy to produce therapeutic proteins for tumors.
Claviceps purpurea
produces a drug called ergot which is used in delivery to support childbirth.
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