Match the following list of microbes and what they are used for:

A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1. Production of immunosuppressive agents
B. Monascus purpureus 2. Ripening of Swiss cheese
C. Trichoderma polysporum 3. Commercial production of ethanol
D. Propionibacterium shermanii 4. Production of blood-cholesterol-lowering agents


1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

2. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

3. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

4. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

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A good producer of citric acid is:

1. Pseudomonas

2. Clostridium

3. Saccharomyces

4. Aspergillus

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Monascus purpureus is the yeast used commercially in the production of:

1. Ethanol
2. Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels
3. Citric acid
4. Blood cholesterol-lowering statins

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A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given:

1. penicillin 2. streptokinase
3. cyclosporin-A 4. statins
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Read the following statement having two blanks (A and B):

''A drug used for ______ (A)___ patients is obtained from a species of the organism ______ (B)___ ''. The one correct option for the two blanks is:

Blank-A  Blank-B
1. AIDS Pseudomonas
2. Heart  Penicillium
3. Organ-transplant Trichoderma
4. Swine flu  Monascus

             

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Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of:

1. acidophiles

2. alkaliphiles

3. thermoacidophiles

4. thermophiles

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Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

1. Methanogens - Gobar gas

2. Yeast - Ethanol

3. Streptomycetes - Antibiotic

4. Coliforms - Vinegar

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