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  • Question
  • Bacitracin, an antibiotic similar to penicillin, is produced by


  • Options
  • A. Bacillus polymyxa
  • B. Streptomyces erythreus
  • C. Bacillus licheniformis
  • D. Aspergillus fumigatus

  • Correct Answer
  • Bacillus licheniformis 


  • Industrially Useful Microbial Processes problems


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    • 1. Riboflavin is a by-product of __________ fermentation carried out by Clostridium spp.

    • Options
    • A. citric acid
    • B. acetone butanol
    • C. streptomycin
    • D. ethanol
    • Discuss
    • 2. The 95% ethanol is equivalent to

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    • A. 190 proof
    • B. 110 proof
    • C. 170 proof
    • D. 120 proof
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following Ascomycetes are used for riboflavin production?

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    • A. Eremnothecium ashbyii
    • B. Ashbya gossypii
    • C. Candida guilliermondia
    • D. Both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 4. Vinegar is a fermentation derived food product containing not less than

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    • A. 4% acetic acid
    • B. 15% acetic acid
    • C. 25% acetic acid
    • D. 6% acetic acid
    • Discuss
    • 5. The production of acetic acid from ethanol is an

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    • A. anaerobic process
    • B. aerobic process
    • C. a combination of both
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The first penicillin isolated by Alexander Fleming, penicillin F is also called

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    • A. 2-Pentenyl Penicillin
    • B. n-heptyl penicillin
    • C. phenoxymethyl penicillin
    • D. benzyl penicillin
    • Discuss
    • 7. The strain C. glutamicum can be used for the production of

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    • A. L-ornithine
    • B. L-phenylalanine
    • C. L-glutamine
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The biotin level in obtaining L-gluatmic acid by fermentation using Micrococcus glutamicus is critical because

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    • A. too low level prevents growths, hence L-glutamic acid production
    • B. too high level prevents L-glutamic acid production
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. The rapid process of microbial oxidation developed to produce acetic acid from ethanol at Schutzenbach, Germany is also known as

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    • A. packed generator
    • B. trickle method
    • C. Orleans process
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 10. The Candida species require fermentation equipment lined with plastic because they are extremely sensitive to

    • Options
    • A. traces of cobalt
    • B. traces of nickel
    • C. traces of iron
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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