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Find out the role of microbes in the following and discuss it with your teacher.
(a) Single Cell Protein (SCP) (b) Soil

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(a) SCP : It is a protein rich food. The amount of fat is less in it. It is mostly obtained from Spyrulina, Yeast and Fusarium.
(b) Soil : Soil pollution is heavily increased due fo excessive use of chemical fertilizers. Bio fertilizers are such organisms which nourish the soil with nutrients. The main source of biofertilizers is bacteria, fungi and cynobacteria. Thus microbes prevents use of chemical fertilizers and increases the soil fertility.
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