Q105 / 270 · NDA 2017 (Phase 2) · General Ability
Which one of the following microbes causes acidification and curding of milk?
- Correct answerALactic Acid Bacillus
- BClostridium botulinum
- CVibrio cholerae
- DSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Solution
The lactic acid curdles the milk that then separates to form curds, which are used to produce cheese and whey. Acidification of milk means lowering its pH . It causes the milk proteins to unwind and unfold in a process known as protein denaturing. Lactic Acid does the process in case of milk.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.