Which one of the following is a wrong matching
of a microbe and its industrial product, while the
remaining three are correct?
(a) Yeast – Statins
(b) Acetobacter aceti – Acetic acid
(c) Clostridium butylicum – Lactic acid
(d) Aspergillus niger – Citric acid

1 Answer

Answer :

(c) Clostridium butylicum – Lactic acid

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