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Microbes in Household Products
Household microbial products depend mainly on fermentation.
Recall Question
Which bacterium produces holes in Swiss cheese?
Reveal Answer
Propionibacterium sharmanii.
| Product/process | Microbe | Source-backed recall |
|---|---|---|
Curd | Lactobacillus or LAB | Converts milk to curd by acids that coagulate and partially digest milk proteins; increases vitamin B12 |
Dosa/idli dough | Bacteria | Anaerobic fermentation produces CO2 and puffs up dough |
Bread | Baker's Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Ferments dough |
Toddy | Microbes in palm sap | Made by fermenting sap from palms |
Swiss cheese | Propionibacterium sharmanii | Large holes due to CO2 |
Roquefort cheese | Penicillium roqueforti | Ripened by growing fungus on cheese |