Find out the name of the microbes from which Cyclosporin-A (an immunosuppressive drug) and statins (blood cholesterol lowering agents) are obtained.

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Solution

(i) Cyclosporin- A is obtained from the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.

(ii) Statins are obtained from Monascus purpureus.

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