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Zoology
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Microbes in Human Welfare

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What is the term used for the large vessels used to grow microbes...

What is the term used for the large vessels used to grow microbes on an industrial scale for the production of valuable products?

Options

  1. AMicrobial cultures
  2. BMicrobial media
  3. CMicrobial colonies
  4. DFermentors

Correct answer

D. Fermentors

Step-by-step solution

Even in industry, microbes are used to synthesise a number of products valuable to human beings. Beverages and antibiotics are some examples. Production on an industrial scale, requires growing microbes in very large vessels called fermentors. Microbes especially yeasts have been used from time immemorial for the production of beverages like wine, beer, whisky, brandy or rum. For this purpose the same yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae used for bread-making and commonly called brewer’s yeast, is used for fermenting malted cereals and fruit juices, to produce ethanol.

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