Question

By which microbe acetic acid is obtained?
(a) Lactobacillus
(b) Azotobacter acetate
(c) Aspergillus niger
(d) Clostridium butyricum

Answer 1

The microbe acetic acid is obtained by Azotobacter acetate.

The global annual production of biologically produced acetic acid is about 190000 tons.

It is obtained biotechnologically using the strains of Gluconobacter and Acetobacter for the oxidation of ethanol in the submerged fermentation.

Most of the acetic acid which is produced is utilized in the food industry.