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The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to human in making curd from milk and in production of antibiotics are the ones categorised as


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Cyanobacteria

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Archaebacteria

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Chemosynthetic autotrophs

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Heterotrophic bacteria

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Solution

The correct option is D

Heterotrophic bacteria


Heterotrophic bacteria are the most abundant prokaryotes helpful to human in making curd form milk, e.g. Lactobacillus sp. Many of them have a significant impact on the production of antibiotics, e.g. Streptomyces sp. and fixing nitrogen in legume roots, e.g. Rhizobium sp.


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