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

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(i) Cyclosporin A is obtained from the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.
(ii) Statins are produced by yeast Monascus purpureus

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