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Industrial Microbiology MCQ

The document discusses various topics in industrial microbiology including: 1. Corn steep liquor is the best medium for production of penicillin. 2. Important antibiotic producing microorganisms should be isolated using the crowded plate method. 3. Industrial alcohol is prepared using a starter culture of bottom yeast. It provides information on microorganisms and processes used in the industrial production of various substances like penicillin, ethanol, citric acid, and streptomycin.

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Industrial Microbiology MCQ

The document discusses various topics in industrial microbiology including: 1. Corn steep liquor is the best medium for production of penicillin. 2. Important antibiotic producing microorganisms should be isolated using the crowded plate method. 3. Industrial alcohol is prepared using a starter culture of bottom yeast. It provides information on microorganisms and processes used in the industrial production of various substances like penicillin, ethanol, citric acid, and streptomycin.

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INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY MCQ’s

1. Best medium for production of Penicillin is Corn steep liquor.


2. Industrially important Antibiotic producing microorganisms should be isolated by crowded plate
method.
3. Industrial Alcohol is prepared by using starter culture of Bottom Yeast.
4. Pyruvate decarboxylase acetaldehyde + CO2 = This reaction is specially observed in Ethanol
Fermenter.
5. The pyruvate, dehydrogenase → multienzyme complex does not occur in Microphilic bacteria.
6. Major ingredient for production of Penicillin is Corn Steep Liquor.
7. Example of traditional microbial fermentation product is Vinegar.
8. Which of the following makes Nitrates from Ammonia (Nitrification).
9. First genetically prepared vaccine was of Small pox.
10. Standard cloning vector in gene cloning is Pbr 322.
11. In Alcoholic Fermentation Carbon di oxide is released by Decarboxylation of Pyruvic Acid and
Formation of Acetaldehyde.
12. In Industrial production of Streptomycin, secondary metabolite is Vitamin B12.
13. Tobacco and Tea leaves are fermented to give taste and flavor this type of fermentation is called
as Curing.
14. Yeast fermentation involves Yeast with Acetic acid bacteria.
15. Carcinoma refers to malignant tumors of connective tissues.
16. By product of Acetone-Butanol fermentation is Riboflavin.
17. Transgenic animals are for improvement of Meat, eggs and milk.
18. Thermo resistant bacteria is important to protect food from canning.
19. Fungus used for Industrial production of Citric acid is Aspergillus.
20. Penicillin is commercially prepared from P.chyrsogenum.
21. Most common microorganism for Alcoholic fermentation is Aspergillus niger.
22. Vitamin B12 can be estimated by using Lactobillus sp.
23. Batch fermentation is also called as Open system.
24. To differentiate Lactose and Non Lactose fermenters medium used is Mac Conkey’s medium.
25. Microorganisms feasible for fermentation is Yeasts.
26. Industrial microbiology mainly depends on phenomenon of Fermentation.
27. Streptokinase is also called as Fibrinolysis.
28. Streptokinase is produced from Streptokinase pyogene.
29. Large vessels containing all parts and conditions necessary for production of micro-organism is
called as Bio reactor.
30. Basic principle of Industrial microbiology is Fermentation.
31. For thorough mixing of medium and inoculum part of fermenter used is Impeller.
32. In fermenter top portion left with out broth is called as Head space.
33. Overheating of fermenter is controlled by Colling jacket.
34. Anti-foam agents are Corn oil, Soya bean oil and silicon compounds.
35. Capacity of laboratory fermenter is 15-20 liter.
36. For production of Ethanol raw material used is Sulphite waste liquor.
37. Different methods for Strain improvement are Protoplast fusion, Genetic engineering and
Recombinant DNA technology.
38. Protoplasts are prepared from Gram-ve bacteria.
39. Production of desirable amount of material in a fermenter is called as Down stream process.
40. Purification and recovery of product is done by Down stream process.
41. As microorganisms are allowed with nutrient medium it is called as Surface fermentation.
42. Submerged fermentations are Continuous and Batch fermentation.
43. Batch fermentation is also called as Closed system.
44. If more than one microorganism is used to obtain a required product, this type of fermentation is
called as Dual Fermentation.
45. L-Lysine is produced from Coryne bacterium glutamicum.
46. Method used to get immobilized enzymes are Adsorption, Encapsulation and Covalent
bonding.
47. Raw material used for production of ethanol is Sulphite waste liquor.
48. Microorganism used in production of alcohol is Saccharomyces sereviceae.
49. Microorganism used in production of streptomycin is Streptomyces niger.
50. By product during production of Streptomycin is Vitamin B12.
51. For production of Acetic acid methods used are Orlean method, submerged method and rapid
method.
52. Microorganism used for production of amylase is Bacillus subtilis.
53. Microorganism used for production of Pectinase is Aspergillus niger.
54. Microorganism used for production of Cellulose is Trichoderma koningi.
55. Microorganism used for production of Vitamin B12 is Pseudomonas and proprioni bacterium
spp.
56. Clostridium acetobutylicum is used for the production of Ethanol.
57. Microorganism used in Industrial production of Ethanol are Kluyreromyces fragilis and S.
cerevisae.
58. Citric acid is used as Flavorant, Antioxidant and Preservative.
59. In aerobic conditions, Citric acid can be produced from Aspergillus, mucor and Penicillin.
60. Raw material for Citric acid production is Corn.
61. Microorganism used or production of citric acid is Aspergillus niger.
62. In industrial production of citric acid, PH to be maintained is in between 5-6.
63. Required temperature of production of Citric acid is 25 to 30 C.
64. Penicillin prepared from Large scaled Submerged fermentation is Penicillin G.
65. Strain of fungi used for Large scaled production of Penicillin is Penicillin chrysogenum.
66. 6-Amino-Penicillinic acid is prepared from Penicillin by Penicillin acyclase.
67. PH to maintain for production of Penicillin is 6.5

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