Antimicrobials and Drug Resistance

Industrial and Applied Microbiology

Industrial antimicrobial agents are  the chemicals used to prevent the adverse consequences of microbiological activity in various processes and products formation. They are mainly targeted against mold,  bacteria, and fungi. There is wide range of Applications antimicrobial agents in industry. Bioremediation is a “treatment that uses naturally occurring organisms to break down intoxicated  substances into less toxic or non toxic substances .Likewise, in industrial fermentation  there is intentional use of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi to make products useful to humans. Fermented products though have applications as food but it is also used in general industry .Along with this there are other application of microbes-powerful cleaners, agricultural improvers.