Recent questions in Microbes

​​​​Which of the following features is/are used to distinguish Archaea from Bacteria?Gram-stainingPeptidoglycan in the cell wallPresence of N -acetylglucosamine$16 S$ rRN...

Which of the following factors can affect the growth of a microbial culture in a batch cultivation process?$\mathrm{pH}$ of the medium Osmolarity of the mediumSubstrate c...

Match the microbial product (Column I) with its respective application (Column II).$$\begin{array} {lll} \textbf{Column I} & & \textbf{Column II} \\ \text{P. Methane} & &...

Which of the following factors can influence the lag phase of a microbial culture in a batch fermentor?Inoculum sizeInoculum ageMedium composition$P$ and $Q$ only$Q$ and ...

A microorganism isolated from a salt-rich (salt concentration $\sim2$ $M$) lake was found to possess diglycerol tetraethers, with polyisoprenoid alcohol side chains, as t...

A biological process is involved in the __________ treatment of industrial effluent.primarysecondarytertiaryquaternary

Match the organisms in $\text{Column I}$ with the characteristics in $\text{Column II}$:$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \textbf{Column I} && \textbf{Column II} \\ \hli...

Growth of a microbe in a test tube is modeled as $\dfrac{dX}{dt} = rX \bigg (1 – \dfrac{X}{K}\bigg )$, where, $X$ is the biomass, $r$ is the growth rate, and $K$ is the c...

Which one of the following relations holds true for the specific growth rate $(\mu)$ of a microorganism in the death phase?$\mu=0$$\mu<0$$\mu=\mu_{\text{max}}$$0<\mu<\mu_...

Match the microorganism in $\text{Group I}$ with their fermentation products in $\text{Group II}$.$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \textbf{Group I} && \textbf{Group II}...