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Microbes In Human Welfare

Question
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In which way microbes have played a major role in controlling diseases caused by harmful bacteria ?

 

Solution
Antibiotics produced by microbes play a major role in controlling diseases caused by harmful bacteria. The antibiotics retard or stop the growth of various microbes and thus the disease can be cured.

Example : Penicillin produced by Penicillium chrysogenum is active against various species of Staphylococci and Streptococci.