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Biotechnology & Industrial Microbiology - Industrial microbiology is yet another area, receiving major attention biotechnologists. A number of pharmaceutical drugs and chemicals are being produced, or will be produced in future utilizing techniques of biotechnology (including genetic engineering) to increase substantially bon the quality and the quantity of these drugs and chemicals.

Biotechnological methods have been devised for some environmental problems like the following:
(i)pollution control,
(ii)depletion of natural resources for non-renewable energy,

(iii) restoration of degraded lands and
(iv) biodiversity conservation. For instance, microbes are being developed to be used as biopesticides, biofertilizers, biosensors, etc., and for recovery of metals, cleaning of spilled oils and for a variety of other, purposes.
They are also used for biomonitoring in industries, where I employees are exposed to a variety of risks. Biomass is being produced and used as a renewable source of energy, by capturing solar energy.

Tissue culture and genetic engineering, mycorrhizae (VAM fungi), root nodulation (both in legume and non-legumes, using bacteria like rhizobia and actinomycetes fungus like Frankia) are also being used for reclamation of degraded lands.

 
 

 

 
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