Advantages and disadvantages of micro-organisms:
Micro Organisms |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Moulds |
Used in antibiotics(penicillin) and cheese production |
Spoil foods |
Yeasts |
Used in manufacture of bread and beer |
Spoil fats |
Fungi |
Edible. E.g.: Mushroom |
Can be poisonous |
Viruses |
Medical Research |
Can cause illness. |
Bacteria, another disease-causing microorganism will be detailed in next sections.