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Match the microbes to their respective products from the given columns.
 
  Column I   Column II
a. Clostridium (i) Statins
b. Aspergillus (ii) Cyclosporin
c. Trichoderma (iii) Citric acid
d. Monascus (iv) Butyric acid
BiologyMicrobes in Human WelfareNEET
Options:
  • A a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
  • B a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
  • C a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i)
  • D a(i), b(iii), c(ii), d(iv)
Solution:
2689 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
A novel extractive fermentation for butyric acid production from glucose, using immobilized cells of Clostridium tyrobutyricum in a fibrous bed bioreactor, Various strains of A. niger are used in the industrial preparation of citric acid, [Cyclosporin A, a Peptide Metabolite from Trichoderma polysporum, with a remarkable immunosuppressive activity, monacolin K, is the principal statin produced by Monascus purpureus.

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