Which of the following is not employed in single cell protein production?

Chlorella

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Aspergillus

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Clostridium

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Saccharomyces

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Solution

The correct option is C Clostridium
Rhizopus, Aspergillus, Saccharomyces, Chlorella, Spirulina, Pseudomonas, Lactobacillus are some of the microorganism genera employed for the production of single cell protein. Clostridium is a genus containing many pathogenic strains. Thus it cannot be used for the production of SCP.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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