NEET Biology question

Which of the following is a TRUE statement regarding the industrial exploitation of microbes, as discussed in this NCERT chapter?

(A)Microbes are cultured in large fermenters to produce antibiotics, organic acids and other bioactive moleculesCorrect
(B)Microbes can be industrially exploited to produce only a single type of product, never more than one
(C)Industrial exploitation of microbes for antibiotics began only after the year 2000
(D)Microbial products have no application in medicine

Answer: (A)

Solution

Microbes are indeed cultured at an industrial scale in fermenters to produce a wide range of products —

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