Multiple choice

Which of the following microbes is used to produce yoghurt?

Fermentation defines incomplete oxidation produced by microorganisms acting on compounds for which the most part are carbohydrate or carbohydrate-like in nature. A variety of products are produced many of which have great industrial importance. In dairy industry fermented milks are produced by inoculating pasteurized milk with known culture of microorganisms known as starter culture.

  1. Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  2. Lactobacillus bulgaris

  3. Chondrus sp

  4. Streptococcus lactis

  5. Streptococcus thermophilus

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Explanation

Streptococcus thermophilus is used to produce yoghurt which is semi-solid, jelly-like, and non-alcoholic made from milk where milk is partly evaporated  and  fermented by microbe starter. Organism produces 1.5-2.5% lactic acid.

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