KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 8. Microbes in Human Welfare
The large holes in Swiss cheese are made by a
- A bacterium producing a large amount of \(CO _2\) machine
- B fungus that releases a lot of gases during metabolic activities
- C fungus does not releases a lot of gases during metabolic activities
- D bacterium that products methane gas
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(A) bacterium producing a large amount of \(CO _2\) machine
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(A) bacterium producing a large amount of \(CO _2\) machine,
The large holes in swiss cheese are due to production of a large amount of \(CO _2\) by a bacterium Propionibacterium shermanii.
The large holes in swiss cheese are due to production of a large amount of \(CO _2\) by a bacterium Propionibacterium shermanii.
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