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A good producer of citric acid is
BiologyMicrobes in Human WelfareNEETNEET 2013 (All India)
Options:
  • A Aspergittus
  • B Pseudomonas
  • C Clostridium
  • D Saccharomyces
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The correct answer is: Aspergittus
A good producer of citric acid is Aspergitus niger (a fungus). Clostridium produces butyric acid, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used for bread baking fermenting malted cereals and fruit juices to produce ethanol. Pseudomonas (a bacterium) is used in vitamin- $B_{12}$ production.

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