Neet Solved Paper 2013 Question 36
Question: A good producer of citric acid is
Options:
A) Aspergillums
B) Pseudomonas
C) Clostridium
D) Saccharomyces
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- A good producer of citric acid is Aspergillus niger (a fungus). Clostridium produces butyric acid, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used for bread baking fermenting mailed cereals and fruit juices to produce ethanol. Pseudomonas (a bacterium) is used in vitamin-B12 production.
