Q. The fungus used for the commercial production of SCP is

A) $Pentadiplandra\ brazzeana$
B) $Fusarium\ graminearum$
C) $Brassica\ napus$
D) $Bacillus\ thuringiensis$
Explanation

Single Cell Proteins (SCP) are the proteins produced by microorganisms (bacteria, unicellular alga, yeast, etc) that are extracted for use as a component of human or animal food. The fungi used for the commercial production of SCP are $Saccharomyces$ (yeast), $Fusarium\ graminearum,$ etc.

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