Which of the following bacterium promotes the formation of curd?

Pseudomonas

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Staphyloccoci

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Bacilli

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Lactobacillus

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Solution

The correct option is D Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus is a kind of bacteria which can convert sugar into alcohol and then into an acid by means of anaerobic respiration. Milk contains a sugar called lactose, a disaccharide (compound sugar) made by the glycosidic bonding between glucose and glactose (monosaccharides).

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