NEET Biology question
Match the microbes in column I with their commercial/industrial products in column II.
List-I: (A) Aspergillus niger (B) Clostridium butylicum (C) Saccharomyces cerevisiae (D) Trichoderma polysporum (E) Monascus purpureus
List-II: (1) Ethanol (2) Statins (3) Citric acid (4) Butyric acid (5) Cyclosporine-A
Answer: (A)
Solution
*Aspergillus niger* is industrially used to produce citric acid, matching (3). *Clostridium butylicum* produces butyric acid, matching (4). *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* produces ethanol through fermentation, matching (1). *Trichoderma
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