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The continuous cultures are not widely used in industry because

they are not suited for the production of secondary metabolites
contamination or mutation can have a disastrous effect on the operation
the government will not approve the licensing of pharmaceuticals produced in continuous cultures
all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above

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