Q. Match the following list of microbes and their importance : [table] Microbe | Importance ; (a) Saccharomyces cerevisiae | (i) Production of immunosuppressive agents ; (b) Monascus purpureus | (ii) Ripening of Swiss cheese ; (c) Trichoderma polysporum | (iii) Commercial production of ethanol ; (d) Propionibacterium sharmanii | (iv) Production of blood cholesterol lowering agents [/table]
A) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
D) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
Explanation
[Solution] Yeast – ethanol; Monascus – statins (cholesterol lowering); Trichoderma – cyclosporin A (immunosuppressant); Propionibacterium – Swiss cheese. Answer (2).
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.