application of microbial genetics in industries

Besides, new techniques with better sensibility and reduced costs are required to study and the understanding of the microbes. Micro-organisms already produce industrially useful natural colorants such as . 18, 423430. Florida Water Resour. Because Kaylas symptoms were persistent and serious enough to interfere with daily activities, Kaylas physician decided to order some laboratory tests. However, Technological Microbiology has obstacles to overcome, and these obstacles extend beyond the continuous search for unconventional microbial species with valuable metabolic properties. Sarwar, M. (2015b). Bioelectron. On the other hand, endophytic microorganisms colonize plant tissues without triggering any disease symptoms, establishing a stable long-term interaction with the host plant. Other molecular tools, such as restriction enzymes and plasmids obtained from microorganisms, allow scientists to insert genes from humans or other organisms into microorganisms. doi: 10.1016/S0734-9750(00)00045-8, Appels, L., Baevens, J., Degrve, J., and Dewil, R. (2008). Industrial applications of microbial lipases. Rev. doi: 10.1515/jppr-2016-0004, Khan, M. A., Paul, B., Ahmad, W., Paul, S., Aggarwal, C., Khan, Z., et al. Biotechnol. Bioanal. Metabolic Engineering 3. Designing tomorrows vaccines. doi: 10.1126/science.6337396, Jones, E. E., Bienkowski, D. A., and Stewart, A. Changes in gene expression in the presence of a drug can sometimes be an early indicator of the potential for toxic effects. Over thousands of years, modernization could be predicted for the use of microorganisms in the production of foods and beverages. Application to Industries. (2004). The following points highlight the top eight applications of genetic engineering in industry. Accessibility StatementFor more information contact us atinfo@libretexts.orgor check out our status page at https://status.libretexts.org. Environ. Int. (2016). Pasteur, L. (2002). Proc. The HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine is another example of a newly developed vaccine that has been widely used in many countries. 14, 288304. Polysaccharides of secondary metabolites can be obtained using Ganoderma lucidum, Cordyceps sinensis, and C. militaris (Paterson, 2006, 2008; Wadt et al., 2015). However, the future popularization of protein engineering techniques, especially site-directed mutagenesis (SDM), which allows the substitution, elimination or insertion of one or more amino acids in the sequence of a protein, is expected to enable the availability of less expensive biobetters, which are the main growing class of biopharmaceuticals (Courtois et al., 2016; Jozala et al., 2016). 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This page titled 12.3: Whole Genome Methods and Industrial Applications is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by OpenStax via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform; a detailed edit history is available upon request. (2016). 18, 377389. Due to their functional groups, these acids, such as acetic, citric, lactic, and succinic acid, are extremely useful as raw materials for the chemical or food industry. These antigens are purified from microorganisms, produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or chemically synthesized. Polym. A. The industry is now able to produce some microbial pigments for applications in food, cosmetics or textiles. Mater. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.12.046, Howell, C. R. (2003). Mycorrhizal fungi and roots are complementary in foraging within nutrient patches. Researchers are currently developing techniques to mimic the natural process of RNA interference as a way to treat viral infections in eukaryotic cells. To prevent future infections, Kaylas physician advised her to use insect repellant and wear protective clothing during her outdoor adventures. Dairy J. 81, 339344. 40, 14511463. These fungi are saprophytes, mycoparasite decomposers, and plant symbionts, usually associated with soil ecosystems, and have a global geographical distribution (Druzhinina et al., 2011). Novel Vitamin D2 Yeast Preparation, a Method for Producing the Same, and the use thereof. By contrast, females infected with the bacterium will produce the highest number of viable offspring, increasing the number of infected individuals in the population (Figure 3A). Benef. In the future, the microbiological processes for obtaining a variety of organic acids are expected to will be competitive, become established in the market, and allow for an annual increase in the production of these compounds. Even though all cells of a multicellular organism have the same set of genes, cells in various tissues produce different sets of proteins. (2013). Energy 35, 14411449. A potential application of genetic engineering for dairy industry is in the generation of enhanced starter cultures for yoghurt and cheese manufacture. But left untreated, the symptoms can become quite severe and debilitating. 48, 247249. P. putida has already been tested as a biosensor for catechol, nitrophenol, benzene, toluene, and others (Rasinger et al., 2005; Timur et al., 2007; Banik et al., 2008); S. cerevisiae, for Cu2++ (Tag et al., 2007); Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans, for Fe2+, S2O32-, Cr2O72-, and others (Zlatev et al., 2006; Stoytcheva et al., 2009); and Gluconobacter oxydans, for propanediol and ethanol (Katrlik et al., 2007; Valach et al., 2009), among others. doi: 10.1080/09583157.2014.940847, Jozala, A. F., Geraldes, D. C., Tundisi, L. L., Feitosa, V. A., Breyer, C. A., Cardoso, S. L., et al. J. Membr. FASEB J 30, 918. FIGURE 2. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.32, Ling, L. L., Schneider, T., Peoples, A. J., Spoering, A. L., Engels, I., Conlon, B. P., et al. Polymerase chain reaction, in Encyclopedia of Immunotoxicology, ed. doi: 10.1017/S0003598X00094837, Valli, M., Sauer, M., Branduardi, P., Borth, N., Porro, D., and Mattanovich, D. (2006). J. Pochanavanich, P., and Suntornsuk, W. (2002). A., Gharieb, M. M., Zaki, H. R., and Elguindy, N. M. (2016b). Recently, two antibodies were approved for this purpose: palivizumab, a human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-neutralizing monoclonal antibody that blocks virus replication; and raxibacumab, which prevents binding of the protective antigen of the anthrax toxin to its receptors in host cells (The IMpact-RSV Study Group, 1998; Kummerfeldt, 2014; Baldo, 2016). doi: 10.1073/pnas.70.11.3240, Coker, J. Biofuel Bioprod. FIGURE 5. (B) Use of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis bioinsecticide to fight dengue. (2009). The physician collected samples of Kaylas blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and synovial fluid (from one of her swollen knees) and requested PCR analysis on all three samples. Microbial diversity: the tree of life comes of age. Science 323, 141144. One hundred years of clostridial butanol fermentation. A., and Hameed, A. The focus of campaigns in developing countries has been on women who are not yet sexually active, although being sexually active does not contraindicate the vaccine, which can be tetravalent (protects against types 6, 11, 16, and 18) or bivalent (protects against types 16 and 18). GanodermaA therapeutic fungal biofactory. Endophytic fungi such as Metarhizium anisopliae and C. gloeosporioides (Gangadevi and Muthumary, 2008; Liu et al., 2009) were found to be efficient in the synthesis of Taxol, being a viable alternative to obtain this antineoplastic. The advantage of inactivated vaccines is that they are safer because the virulence of dead organisms cannot be reversed. (2016). (B) Inactivated vaccines containing completely inactivated or fractionated pathogens or only antigenic components of these pathogens, subdivided into (B1) whole or fractioned; (B2) subunit vaccines, which use proteins, peptides, or nucleic acids as antigens; (B3) toxoids, which use inactivated pathogen toxins as antigens; (B4) carbohydrate vaccines produced from polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, and glycans; and (B5) conjugate vaccines, which have polysaccharides combined with transport proteins. Microbial enzymes have replaced many plant and animal enzymes. Saerens, S., and Swiegers, J. H. (2016). Infect. Leptospirillum ferrooxidans basead Fe 2+ sensor. Prog. J. doi: 10.1080/07388551.2016.1206059, Losordo, Z., McBride, J., Van Rooyen, J., Wenger, K., Willies, D., Froehlich, A., et al. Biosens. (2014). HPV prophylactic vaccines and the potential prevention of noncervical cancers in both men and women. Nucleic Acid Res. 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At the same time, the technological race for the development of a vaccine against dengue continues. High rates of population growth have increased the demand for new foods around the world. Potentiometric microbial electrode. Genetically engineered wine yeast produces a high concentration of L-lactic acid of extremely high optical purity. When these endospores come into contact with nematodes such as Meloidogyne spp., Heterodera spp., Globodera spp., and Belonolaimus spp., they germinate, become parasitic, and strongly decrease host fecundity (Davies et al., 2011). Front. In addition, lactic acid fermentation processes have recently received more attention because of the growing demand for new biomaterials, such as biodegradable products and biocompatible polylactics (Gao et al., 2011). Reverse genetics uses the opposite approach, starting with a specific DNA sequence and attempting to determine what phenotype it produces. (2016). doi: 10.1080/14760584.2016.1189331, Ploss, T. 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Many factors determine the microbial community present during composting, but under aerobic conditions, temperature is the main factor determining not only the microbial types but also the species diversity and metabolic rate (Hassen et al., 2001). Alternatively, scientists can attach known genes (called reporter genes) that encode easily observable characteristics to genes of interest, and the location of expression of such genes of interest can be easily monitored. Science 273, 488490. Microbial insecticides- an ecofriendly effective line of attack for insect pests management. Nematologica 13, 825835. doi: 10.1016/S0141-0229(99)00155-6. doi: 10.1163/156854100509114, Valach, M., Katrlik, J., Sturdik, E., and Gemeiner, P. (2009). LWT Food Sci. JAMA 311, 826835. 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MAbs represent one of the largest classes of drugs in development, and between 2010 and 2014, 17 of the 54 protein drugs approved were mAbs (31.5%). Rev. Carbohydrate vaccines: developing sweet solutions to sticky situations? Samuel, D. (1996). Genes for many of the important food industry enzymes have been cloned (Meade et al., 1987), and gene transfer systems that permit introduction and expression in generally recognized as safe (GRAS) organisms have been developed (Lin, 1986). doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.01.008, Djekrif-Dakhmouche, S., Gheribi-Aoulmi, Z., Meraihi, Z., and Bennamoun, L. (2006). Polym. Because of simplicity in physiology microbes have been exploited for. Biomarkers are currently being used to detect various forms of cancer as well as infections caused by pathogens such as Yersinia pestis and Vaccinia virus.2. doi: 10.1038/381480a0, McGovern, P. E., Zhang, J., Tang, J., Zhang, Z., Hall, G. R., Moreau, R. A., et al. Lett. Conjugate vaccines are already currently used in the control of Haemophilus influenza type B and S. pneumoniae. Biotechnol. Thus began the pioneering studies of Pasteur on lactic acid and alcoholic fermentations (Gal, 2008). (D) Recombinant vaccines containing viruses engineered to carry genes encoding antigens from other disease-causing viruses. Trends Genet. Eventually, genetic engineering will be used to produce DNA vaccines and various gene therapies, as well as customized medicines for fighting cancer and other diseases. These toxins, previously mentioned in this text, are inactive crystals that, when ingested by Aedes larvae, are solubilized by intestinal proteases and converted into active toxins that interact with the cell membrane of the midgut, leading to pore formation, cell lysis, septicemia, and finally death (Gill et al., 1992; de Maagd et al., 2001). Microorganisms are the most biodiverse class, leading us to believe that the emergence and spread of new human and/or agricultural pathogens may shift from a current critical situation, aggravated by globalization, to a recurrent situation at various points in the future. doi: 10.1126/science.273.5274.488, Sanchez-Garcia, L., Martn, L., Mangues, R., Ferrer-Miralles, N., Vzquez, E., and Villaverde, A. doi: 10.1146/annurev.bi.33.070164.001315, Andersen, B., Poulsen, R., and Hansen, G. H. (2016). Industries utilising microbial enzymes are food, pharmaceutical, detergent, leather, waste management and many others. Industrial microbiology is a branch of biotechnology that applies microbial sciences to create industrial products in mass quantities, often using microbial cell factories. (2016). 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