Question

The biofilms can be engineered for bio degradation and bio transformation.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question comes from Microbial Biofilm and Wastewater Treatment topic in division Biological Treatment of Waste Water of Environmental Biotechnology

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) True

Easy explanation: The biofilms play a very important in the bio-geochemical cycles of the environment and it can be genetically modified for degradation of persistent pollutants in the environment i.e. it can be used for can be engineered for bio degradation and bio transformation.