
Bottled fruit juices from the market are clearer than that at home. Is it because of the action of enzymes or hormones?

Important Questions on Microbes in Human Welfare

Give microbial source of the following products in industrial production:
Pectinase

Give microbial source of the following products in industrial production:
Vitamin B12

Match the following
Column - I | Column - II | ||
i. | Cyclosporin-A | a. | Clot busters |
ii. | Streptokinase | b. | Antibiotic |
iii. | Statins | c. | Immunosuppressive agent |
iv. | Penicillin | d. | Blood cholesterol lowering agent |

Assertion The foolish seedling disease in rice seedlings is caused by a fungal pathogen, Gibberella fuzikuroi.
Reason E. Kurosawa reported the appearance of symptoms of the disease in uninfected rice seedlings when they were treated with sterile filtrates of the fungus and the active principle was identified as gibberellic acid.
The correct answer is:

Match the following bacteria of List-I with their commercial products of List-II:
List-I | List-II | ||
1. | Lactobacillus | I. | Butyric acid |
2. | Aspergillus niger | II. | Acetic acid |
3. | Acetobacteraceae | III. | Lactic acid |
4. | Clostridium butyricum | IV. | Citric acid |
Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below.

Give microbial source of the following products in industrial production:
Chloromycetin




Match List with List.
List | List | ||
(a) | Aspergillus niger | (i) | Acetic acid |
(b) | Acetobacter aceti | (ii) | Lactic acid |
(c) | Clostridium butylicum | (iii) | Citric acid |
(d) | Lactobacillus | (iv) | Butyric acid |

Column–I | Column–II | ||
a. | Citric acid | (i) | Trichoderma |
b. | Cyclosporin A | (ii) | Clostridium |
c. | Statins | (iii) | Aspergillus |
d. | Butyric acid | (iv) | Monascus |


Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column-I | Column-II | ||
(a) | Clostridium butylicum | (i) | Cyclosporin-A |
(b) | Trichoderma polysporum | (ii) | Butyric Acid |
(c) | Monascus purpureus | (iii) | Citric Acid |
(d) | Aspergillus niger | (iv) | Blood cholesterol lowering agent |







