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Which of the following organism broth has Bingham plastic rheology?

(a) Penicillium chrysogenum

(b) Endomyces sp.

(c) Streptomyces kanamyceticus

(d) Streptomyces scabies

The question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

I want to ask this question from Aeration and Agitation topic in chapter Aeration and Agitation of Fermentation Technology

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Right option is (a) Penicillium chrysogenum

Easy explanation: Penicillium chrysogenum has Bingham plastic rheological type. Bingham plastics are similar to Newtonian liquids. In Bingham plastics, the shear rate will not increase until a threshold shear stress is exceeded.

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