Bacterium Z had the lab results below. What can you tell me about the protein metabolism of this bacterium? Which protein and amino acids can it catabolize?Can it desulfur proteins? Can it produce NH3 from the amino acid phenylalanine?

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Q: 4. Bacterium Q had the lab results below. What can you tell me about the protein metabolism of this…

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Food Microbiology

The subdivision of microbiology that deals with the interaction between microbes and food particles are called food microbiology. This scientific study incorporates both beneficial and harmful microbes and their effect on the food production, food storage, and health of human beings.