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प्रश्न
Write short notes on the following:
Brewer's yeast
उत्तर
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a widely used fungal species in preparation & softening of bakery products like dough.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give examples to prove that microbes release gases during metabolism.
Name some traditional Indian foods made of wheat, rice and Bengal gram (or their products) which involve use of microbes.
Find out the role of microbes in the following:
Single cell protein (SCP)
Which of the following is white button mushroom?
(A) Agaricus bisporus
(B) Pleurotus Florida
(C) Volvariella volvacea
(D) Candida species
Give the biological name of the following:
A symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium found in root nodules.
Answer the following question:
Why does 'Swiss Cheese' develop large holes?
Name the microbes that help the production of the following product commercially:
Citric acid
Which of the following pair is correctly matched for the product produced by them?
How is milk converted into curd? Explain the process of curd formation.
List the advantages of biogas plants in rural areas.
Which of the following pair is correctly matched for the product produced by them?
Lactic acid is formed by the process of:
Which of the following used in Swiss cheese?
What is the source organism for ECORI, restriction endonuclease?
Name a microbe used for the production of Swiss cheese.
Which type of food would have lactic acid bacteria? Discuss their useful application.
Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis (Bti) is commercially prepared in various formulations such as liquid, water dispersible granules, powders, and pellets. It is used as a larvicide all over the world due to its ability to produce a toxic protein that primarily targets the larvae of mosquitoes. In Sweden, Bti has been applied on a large scale in the form of commercially available granular formulation Vecto Bac G (Valent BioScience, USA). The applications have taken place in the lower Dalalven River Area to control mass outbreaks of the floodplain mosquito Aedes sticticus. |
- Why does the toxic protein kill the insects but not the bacterium?
- Can the formulation Vecto Bac G be used to eliminate the species of mosquito referred to above? Why?
