Which one of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product, while the remaining three are correct?
Aspergillus niger – citric acid
Yeast – statins
Acetobacter aceti – acetic acid
Clostridium butylicum – lactic acid
According to the NCERT text, Clostridium butylicum is a bacterium that produces butyric acid, not lactic acid. Lactic acid is produced by Lactobacillus. Aspergillus niger produces citric acid, Acetobacter aceti produces acetic acid, and statins are produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus , .
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