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  • Fermentation is a metabolic process that converts sugar to acids, gases and/or alcohol.
  • It occurs in yeast and bacteria, but also in oxygen-starved muscle cells. Fermentation takes place in the absence of oxygen, when the electron transport chain is unusable.
  • Fermentation is also used more broadly to refer to the bulk growth of microorganisms on a growth medium.
  • Fermentation is used also to produce energy in context of use of biomass.
  • Fermentation has been used by humans for the production of food and beverages. For example, fermentation is employed for preservation in a process that produces lactic acid as found in such sour foods as pickled cucumbers, kimchi and yogurt, as well as for producing Alcoholic Beverages such as wine and beer.
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