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Published on: August 11, 2026
For the commercial and industrial production of Citric Acid, which of the following microbes is used?
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Aspergillus niger is widely used in the industrial production of citric acid through fermentation. It efficiently converts sugars into citric acid on a large scale.
Other options:
Lactobacillus → lactic acid production
Saccharomyces cerevisiae → ethanol production
Clostridium butylicum → butyric acid production
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