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Which type of fermentation was used by Engineers to produce penicillin on large scale during World War 2?(a) Semi-Solid Fermentation(b) Deep-Tank Fermentation(c) Biphasic Fermentation(d) Solid-StateFermentationI had been asked this question during an internship interview.My question is based upon The Story of Penicillin:How Biologists and Engineers Work Together in chapter Bioprocess Development of Bioprocess Engineering

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The CORRECT choice is (B) Deep-Tank Fermentation

For EXPLANATION I would SAY: The Deep-Tank BATCH Fermentation in which there is the application of submerged culture technique which was able to produce Penicillin of Approximately 50mg/ml which grew on large scale during World War 2.



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