Industrially Useful Microbial Processes – Section 2

46. The sulfite waste liquor fermentation employs the use of Candida utilis because of its ability to ferment

A. sucrose
B. pentose
C. glucose
D. maltose

Correct Answer: B. pentose
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47. Which of the following organisms has shown the ability of phosphate solubilization in red wine?

A. S.cerevisiae
B. Gluconobacter oxydans
C. Bacillus subtilis
D. None of these

Correct Answer: B. Gluconobacter oxydans
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48. The organism commonly used for the production of β carotene is/ are

A. Phycomyces blakesleeanus
B. Choanephora cucurbitarum
C. Blakeslea trispora
D. all of these

Correct Answer: D. all of these
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49. The organism commercially used for fungal fermentation to obtain citric acid is

A. A. oryzae
B. A.flavus
C. A. niger
D. S. cerevisiae

Correct Answer: C. A. niger
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50. Erythromycin a broad-spectrum antibiotic is obtained with the help of

A. Streptomyces rimosus
B. Streptomyces venezuelae
C. Streptomyces erythreus
D. Streptomyces halstedii

Correct Answer: C. Streptomyces erythreus
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