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Commercial source of manufacture of cheese, especially for giving flavour is

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Citrus fruit
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Aspergillus
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Penicillium
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Bacteria
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The correct option is D Penicillium
The commercial source of manufacture of cheese, especially for giving flavour is Penicillium roqueforti is a common saprotrophic fungus from the family Trichocomaceae. Widespread in nature, it can be isolated from soil, decaying organic matter, and plants. The major industrial use of this fungus is the production of blue cheeses, flavouring agents, antifungals, polysaccharides, proteases and other enzymes. The fungus has been a constituent of Roquefort, Stilton, Danish blue, Cabrales and other blue cheeses that humans are known to have eaten.

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