Question

Name the microbes that help production of the following products commercially: [2]

(a) Statin
(b) Citric acid
(c) Penicillin
(d) Butyric acid

Answer 1

Names of the microbes and the commercial products obtained from them are given below: [0.5 mark for each]
(a) Monascus purpureus - Statin
(b) Aspergillus niger - Citric acid
(c) Penicillium notatum - Penicillin
(d) Clostridium butylicum - Butyric acid