Question

The screening is isolation and detection of microorganisms of interest.

(a) True

(b) False

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Enquiry is from Isolation and Screening of Industrially Important Microbes topic in section The Isolation, Preservation and Improvement of Industrial Microorganisms of Fermentation Technology

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) True

Explanation: Screening is the use of highly selective procedures to allow the detection and isolation of only those microorganisms of interest from a large microbial population.