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are unlikely to cause disease (assuming that the pasteurized product is
stored as indicated and consumed before its expiration date). At first,
pasteurization was used to prevent wine spoilage. Now, it’s widely
used in the production of milk, beer, butter, and some other foods.
It has given a powerful boost to the food industry. Commercial- scale
sterilization of food is not common because it adversely affects the
taste and quality of the product. Certain food products are, however,
processed to achieve a state of commercial sterility (Montville and
Matthews, 2008).
4.3.2 Microorganism Breeding
Microorganism breeding technology has a very special role in modern
biotechnology, especially in the fermenta