Question

Name the microbes that help production of the following products commercially : (a) Statin (b) Citric acid (c) Penicillin (d) Butyric acid

Solution

(a) Statin : - Monascus purpureus (fungus)
(b) Citric acid : - Aspergillus niger (fungi)
(c) Penicillin : - Pencillium notatum (fungi)
(d) Butyric acid : - Clostridium butylicum (Bacteria)

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Microbes In Human Welfare

Name the microbes that help production of the following products commercially : (a) Statin (b) Citric acid (c) Penicillin (d) Butyric acid

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Name the first acid to be produced by fermentation.

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What is toddy ?

What are fermentors ?

What is primary sludge ?

What are flocs ?

What is relationship between BOD and organic matter in sewage ?

Name two gases produced during microbial treatment by sewage.

Which gas is produced by bacteria which grow anaerobically on cellulosic material

Who discovered penicillin?

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