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Mention the products and their use, produced by each of the microbes listed below

(i) Lactobacillus

(ii) Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(iii) Streptococcus

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How fishery can be used for enhancing food production?

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The products and their uses produced by given microbes are as follows.

(i) Lactobacillus Product obtained is lactic acid. It is used to convert milk into curd and improves nutrient quality of curd by enriching it with vitamin-\[{{B}_{12}}\].

(ii) Saccharomyces cerevlsiae Product extracted is ethanol and also used for bread making, which is an eatable.

(iii) Streptococcus Product formed is streptokinase. It is used as a clot-buster for removing the clots from the blood vessels of patients suffering from myocardial infarctfon.

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Fishery commonly involves the method of catching, processing or selling of fish, shell fish and other important aquatic animals having high economic value. Fishes contribute to the common component of our everyday food including fish products, prawn, crab, lobster, edible oyster, etc. These form a protein rich diet for human beings. Fishery also plays an important role in the Indian economy. This is because a large part of world population is dependent on fishes as a source of food. India is among the six foremost sea food producing nations in the world at present. As fishery is an employment generating industry. Both freshwater fishes and marine fishes are of high economic value.