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Question
Find out the name of the microbes from which cyclosporin A (an immunosuppressive drug) and statins (blood cholesterol lowering agents) are obtained.
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Solution
Cyclosporin A is obtained from the fungus Trichoderma polysporum, and statins are obtained from the yeast Monascus purpureus.
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