Transgenic Microorganisms MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Transgenic Microorganisms
- The microorganisms which carry foreign genes are called transgenic microbes.
- Transgenic microbes have been used in:
- Microbes have been modified (e.g., Escherichia coli) through recombinant DNA technology for mass-scale production of human insulin, interferon, human growth hormone, etc.
- Bacillus thuringiensis has yielded endotoxin for control of insects.
- Pseudomonas has become useful in bioremediation or purification of the environment polluted by heavy metals, petroleum products and several other chemicals.
- Fungus Trichoderma is being employed for biocontrol against a number of plant diseases and pests.
- Rhizobium is being used as an important biofertilizer.
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