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  • Too long a fermentation of sauerkraut may favour the growth of


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  • A. Lactobacillus lactis
  • B. Lactobacillus brevis
  • C. Bacillus subtilis
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • Lactobacillus brevis 


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    • 1. Abnormal fermentation of cabbage may result in a cheese like odour caused by

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    • A. propionic acid
    • B. butyric acid
    • C. caprioc acid and Valeric acid
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Aerobic Colony Count (ACC), is also known as

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    • A. Total viable count (TVC)
    • B. Aerobic plate count (APC)
    • C. Standard plate count (SPC)
    • D. All of these
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    • 3. What are the intrinsic factors for the microbial growth?

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    • A. pH
    • B. Moisture
    • C. Oxidation-Reduction Potential
    • D. All of these
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    • 4. Plate count of bacteria in foods generally use the plating medium consisting of

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    • A. peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
    • B. yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
    • C. peptone, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
    • D. peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride and distilled water
    • Discuss
    • 5. A psychrophilic halophile would be a microbe that prefers

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    • A. cold temperatures and increased amounts of salt
    • B. warm temperatures and increased amounts of pressure
    • C. cold temperatures and the absence of oxygen
    • D. warm temperatures and increased amounts of acid
    • Discuss
    • 6. The elimination of the scum of yeasts in the brine during the fermentation include

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    • A. agitation of the surface
    • B. addition of the mustard oil
    • C. addition of the sorbic acid
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Gassy spoilage of green olives is usually caused by

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    • A. Enterobacter spp
    • B. Bacillus spp
    • C. Clostridium spp
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Floaters or bloaters may result from

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    • A. hollow cucumbers
    • B. gas being formed by yeasts
    • C. hetero fermentative lactic acid bacteria
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Slippery pickles occur due to

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    • A. growth of encapsulated bacteria
    • B. broken scums of film yeasts on the surface of brine
    • C. addition of high amount of salt
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 10. The growth of black-pigmented Bacillus nigrificans, a causative agent of black pickle is favoured by

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    • A. presence of carbohydrate like glucose
    • B. low level of available nitrogen
    • C. neutral or slightly alkaline brine
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss


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