Value in industry Antibiotics Increase yields and improve manufacturing processes Diseases Understanding the genetics of disease-causing microorganisms Genetic transfer in prokaryotes How genes can be transferred from one organism to another,even from one species to another. ❖ Value in industry • Antibiotics • Increase yields and improve manufacturing processes ❖ Diseases • Understanding the genetics of disease-causing microorganisms ❖ Genetic transfer in prokaryotes • How genes can be transferred from one organism to another, even from one species to another