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Penicillin was accidentally discovered when Alexander Fleming was working with the culture of
(a)Penicillium notatum
(b)Streptococcus bacteria
(c)Staphylococcus bacteria
(d)Streptobacillus bacteria

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Important Questions on Microbes in Human Welfare
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Citric acid is obtained through the fermentation carried out by

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Activated sludge is
A. Formed after sequential filtration and sedimentation in primary settling tank.
B. Bacterial floc settling after secondary treatment.
C. Passed into anaerobic sludge digester.

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In the sewage treatment, the microbes are used in

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Which of the following term is not associated with typical biogas plant?

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Read the following statement with respect to biogas production, and state true (T) and false (F).
A. The type of the gas produced depends upon the microbes and the organic substrate they utilize.
B. Certain bacteria that grow aerobically on cellulose material produce large amount of methane along with
C. Methanobacterium is a common methanogen.
D. Methanogens are commonly found in the anaerobic sludge during sewage treatment.

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The residual left after methane production from cattle dung is

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Which of the following organisms is not used during biocontrol method?

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Which of the following is an example of carrying out biological control of pest or disease-causing microbes?
