M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2018.
Fourth semester
Microbiology
Paper I INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY.
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Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
PART — A
Answer any SIX of the following
All questions carry equal marks.
5 30 Marks)
1. Sterilization.
2. Industrial Products of fungi.
3. Penicillin.
4. Amylases.
5. Biotransformation of steroids.
6. IPR.
7. Fusion protein tags.
8. Marker gens.
PART — B
Answer ALL questions.
All questions carry equal marks
10 40 Marks)
9. Describe the characteristics, and exploitation of Bacteria and Fungi for
industrial products.
Or
Write an account on the methods of immobilization and changes in kinetics
after immobilization.

10. Describe the microbial groups involved in biogas production and integration
among them.
Or
Write an account on the industrial production of Glutamic acid.
11. Explain the commercial production of SCP.
Or
Write an account on recombinant DNA products.
12. Enumerate the requirement of recombinant molecules in agriculture, and in
research labs
Or
Explain the production of inclusion bodies and solubulisation of insoluble
proteins.
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