Microbes in Human Welfare
Which of the following bacteria is commonly used to convert milk into curd?
The puffed-up appearance of dough used for making idli and dosa is due to the production of which gas?
Toddy, a traditional drink of southern India, is made by fermenting sap from which tree?
Roquefort cheese is ripened by growing a specific fungi on it, which gives it a particular flavor. Name the organism.
Which microorganism is commonly referred to as 'Brewer's yeast'?
Antibiotics are substances produced by microorganisms that can kill or retard the growth of which other organisms?
Who discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin, from Penicillium notatum?
Which acid is produced by the bacterium Aspergillus niger?
Cyclosporin A, an immunosuppressive agent used in organ transplant patients, is produced by which fungus?
Statins, which are used as blood-cholesterol lowering agents, are produced by: