Multiple choice

Which of the following microbes is used in biological leaching of uranium ores?

  1. Aerobacter aerogenes

  2. Bacillus thuringiensis

  3. Methylophilus methylotrophus

  4. Mycococcus condisans

  5. Thiobacterium ferrooxidans

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Thiobacterium ferrooxidans is of great economical importance because of their involvement in biological leaching of copper and uranium ores and biooxidation of gold ores.