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8.Microbes in Human Welfare
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Name any two species of fungus, which are used in the production of the antibiotics.
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
Antibiotics are medicines that are produced by certain micro-organisms to kill other disease-causing micro-organisms. These medicines are commonly obtained from bacteria and fungi.
The species of fungus used in the production of antibiotics are:
| Antibiotic | Fungus source | |
| $1.$ | Penicillin Penicillium notatum | Penicillium notatum |
| $2.$ | Cephalosporin | Cephalosporium acremonium |
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Identify the blank spaces $a, b, c$ and $d$ given inthe following table and select the correct answer.
|
Type of microbes |
Scientific name |
Commercial product |
|
Bacterium |
$a$ |
Clot buster enzyme |
|
$d$ |
Aspergillus niger |
Citric acid |
|
Fungus |
Trichoderma polysporim |
$c$ |
|
Bacterium |
$d$ |
Butyric acidb |
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Choose correct pair.
| Column $- I$ | Column $- II$ |
| $(I)$ Aspergillus niger | $(p)$ Lactic acid |
| $(II)$ Acetobacter aceti | $(q)$ Acetic acid |
| $(III)$ Lactobacillus | $(r)$ Citric acid |
| $(IV)$ Clostridium butylicuml | $(s)$ Butyric acid |
$I$ $II$ $III$ $IV$
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