Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Biodegradation is the process of transformation of organic substances into compounds by the action of microbes. This process is carried out by enzymatic or metabolic processes. In this process, the organic materials are decomposed by the microorganisms into simple substances which include water, carbon dioxide, and ammonia.

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