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Select the correct pair of microorganism and the product obtained from it.
BiologyMicrobes in Human WelfareAIIMSAIIMS 2014
Options:
  • A Monascus purpureus - produces large holes in Swiss cheese.
  • B Monascus purpureus - produces large holes in Swiss cheese.
  • C Streptococcus - produces streptokinase which is used to remove clots.
  • D Aspergillus niger - produces citric acid and butyric acid.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Streptococcus - produces streptokinase which is used to remove clots.
Statins produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus are used as blood-cholestrol lowering agents. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used for making bread and ethanol. Aspergillus niger (a fungus) produces citric acid.

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