Microbes in Hum...

Antibiotic(s) obtained from bacillus species is/are

The commercial production of drugs from alcohol is possible by using a fungus called

Steroid diosgenin obtained from a yam (Dioscorea) is used to make an

Thuriside, a proteinaceous toxin, is obtained from

Which of the following vaccines belongs to the second generation?

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Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the microbe Lactobacillus?

(a) It grows in milk and converts it into cheese.
(b) It grows in curd.
(c) It is commonly called lactic acid bacterium.
(d) LAB produces acids that coagulate and partially digest the milk proteins.
(e) It improves the nutritional quality of the milk.

Which of the following statements is/are false regarding methanogens (Methanobacteria)?

(a) They grow anaerobically.
(b) These bacteria are also present in the rumen of cattle.
(c) They help produce biogas.

Treatment of waste water is done by heterotrophic microbes naturally present in the sewage. These microbes are