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Match the following list of microbes and their importance:(a) Saccharomyces cerevisiae — (i) Production of immunosuppressive agents(b) Monascus purpureus — (ii) Ripening of Swiss cheese(c) Trichoderma polysporum — (iii) Commercial production of ethanol(d) Propionibacterium shermanii — (iv) Production of blood-cholesterol lowering agents

  1. A
    (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
  2. B
    (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  3. C
    (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
  4. D
    (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Yeast): Ethanol production.Monascus purpureus: Statins (cholesterol lowering).Trichoderma polysporum: Cyclosporin A (immunosuppressant).Propionibacterium shermanii: Swiss cheese.

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Match the following list of microbes and their importance:(a) Saccharomyces cerevisiae — (i) Production of immunosuppressive agents(b) Monascus purpureus — (ii) Ripening of Swiss cheese(c) Trichoderma polysporum — (iii) Commercial production of ethanol(d) Propionibacterium shermanii — (iv) Production of blood-cholesterol lowering agents
A
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
B
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
D
(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

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