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Why does milk spoil more easily in summer than in winter when it is left outside?

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  • In summers, due to increase in temperature, the microbes easily ferment milk-sugar lactose into lactic acid.
  • This causes spoiling of milk in summers when left outside.
  • The bacteria responsible for converting lactose to lactic acid is Lactobacillus (lactic acid bacteria).

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