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Microbes in Industrial Products

Question

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Easy

A

Methanobacterium- Biogas plant
B

Saccharomyces- Alcohol
C

Monascus- Cyclosporin A
D

Aspergillus niger- Citric acid

Solution

Cyclosporin A, that is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.
Statins produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents.

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