Section 5
Beneficial Prokaryotes
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Symbiosis between Bacteria and Eukaryotes
Prokaryotes fix nitrogen into a form that can be used by eukaryotes.
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Early Biotechnology: Cheese, Bread, Wine, Beer, and Yogurt
Some of the earliest biotechnology used prokaryotes for the production of food products such as cheese, bread, wine, beer, and yogurt.
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Prokaryotes and Environmental Bioremediation
Bioremediation occurs when prokaryotes clean up a polluted environment through the natural breakdown of pollutants.