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Why does ‘Swiss cheese’ have big holes? - Biology

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Why does ‘Swiss cheese’ have big holes?

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The large holes in ‘Swiss cheese’ are due to the production of a large amount of CO2 by a bacterium named Propionibacterium sharmanii.

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Chapter 10: Microbes in Human Welfare - VERY SHORT ANSWER [Page 72]

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NCERT Exemplar Biology [English] Class 12
Chapter 10 Microbes in Human Welfare
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