Q.
For the commercial and industrial production of citric acid, which of the following microbes is used?
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a
Clostridium butylicum
b
Aspergillus niger
c
Lactobacillus sp.
d
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
answer is B.
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Aspergillus niger (a fungus) - Citric acidAcetobacter aceti (a bacterium) - Acetic acidClostridium butylicum (a bacterium) - Butyric acid Lactobacillus (a bacterium) - Lactic acidYeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) - Ethanol
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