微生物および生化学技術ジャーナル

概要

Microbial Nutrition in Primary and Secondary metabolites

Swapna Gupta

Microorganisms are of great importance to environment and essential to all life forms, and are primary source of nutrients and act as leading recycler in environment. Microorganisms are present in exceedingly large sphere of environment and develop from abyssal zone to stratosphere (at heights up to 60 km) and in a wide range of temperatures varying from arctic ice to boiling volcanoes.