Fungus Aspergillus is used as an enzyme in making of soy sauce.

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"Microbes make compounds called enzymes that we use in making hundreds of products. These enzymes can be get from bacteria for making soy sauce, soda, beer, wine, cheese, infant formula, chewing gum, leather goods, paper, laundry detergent, and even the stone-washed look on blue jeans. Such as, fungi (Aspergillus niger) make large quantities of enzymes, some of which are used to turn animal hides into leather goods. Fungus Aspergillus oryzae and Kluyveromyces lactis produce lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose, enabling people with lactose intolerance to drink milk."

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Source(s):
http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2007/08/04/feature_microbes.htm

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