Question

The new strain of bacteria produced by
biotechnology in alcohol industry is
(a) Escherichia coli
(b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(c) Bacillus subtilis
(d) Pseudomonas putida

Answer 1

Answer:

C or D is the correct answer I think so

Answer 2

Option (d) is the right answer.

The new strain of bacteria produced bybiotechnology in alcohol industry is Pseudomonas putida.

It's due to the following reasons :

- This bacteria is handled with an ease and is grown in the scientific laboratories.

- It's has a very good catabolic pathway.

- It's a Gram-negative proteobacterium.

- Since it's a gram negative proteobacterium it's has the high tendency to resist high temperature of different varieties of hydrocarbons.