For the commercial and industrial production of Citric Acid, which of the following microbes is used?
Aspergillus niger
Lactobacillus sp
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Clostridium bretylium
According to the NCERT text, Aspergillus niger (a fungus) is the microbe used for the commercial production of citric acid. In contrast, Lactobacillus produces lactic acid, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used for ethanol production, and Clostridium butylicum produces butyric acid.
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