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explain whether microorganisms are our friend or foe

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Answered by vinodhansa0
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They can be both depends upon how we use as we can for fermentation makin medicines and they can be lethal as they cause lots of disease
Answered by Krais
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Microorganisms are both our friend and foe.
They benefit us in many ways like:
1.penicillum notatum (a fungi) was used to prepare first anti biotic penicillin.
2.bacteria lactobacillus helps in making curd from milk.
3.microbes like rhizobium anabena and nostoc fix atmospheric nitrogen and help in crop growth.
4.yeast is used in baking.
On the other hand they are harmful as welll like:
1.many viruses like polio virus cause diseases in human beings.
2. They also affect plant and crop health like tobacco mosiac virus causes mosiac disease in tobacco plant.
3.many bacteria act on food itens and make them unfit for consumption.
4.fungi grow on shoes leather bags and belts and rot them.
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