NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 8. microbes in human welfare
A good producer of citric acid is
- A Clostridium
- B Saccharomyces
- C Aspergillus
- D Pseudomonas.
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(C) Aspergillus
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(c) : Aspergillus niger produces citric acid,Clostridium butylicum produces butyric acid, Saccharomyces is used for commercial production of ethanol, Pseudomonas produces alkaline proteases.
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