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Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of:

A

Clostridium

B

Trichoderma

C

Aspergillus

D

Saccharomyces

Step-by-Step Solution

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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