Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of:
Clostridium
Trichoderma
Aspergillus
Saccharomyces
According to the NCERT text, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (commonly called brewer's yeast) is used for fermenting malted cereals and fruit juices to produce ethanol commercially. In contrast, Clostridium butylicum produces butyric acid, Trichoderma polysporum produces cyclosporin A, and Aspergillus niger produces citric acid , , .
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