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प्रश्न
Many microbes are used at home during the preparation of food items. Comment on such useful ones with examples.
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उत्तर
- Many household preparations involve the use of microbes. e.g. idli, dhokla, jalebi, dosa, etc.
- Microbes such as Leuconostoc and Streptococcus help in the fermentation of batter of idli and dosa.
- Microbes like Lactobacilli help in the preparation of jalebi and nan.
- Milk is fermented to make curd, yogurt, and cheese using lactobacilli.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) is commonly used for making bread.
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| A | B | |
| a. | Penicillium roquefortii | Alcohol |
| b. | Lactobacillus bulgaricus | Cheese |
| c. | Lactobacillus acidophilus | Yoghurt |
| d. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Curd |
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