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प्रश्न
Find out the name of the microbes from which Cyclosporin A (an immunosuppressive drug) and Statins (blood cholesterol lowering agents) are obtained.
उत्तर
Cyclosporin A (an immunosuppressive drug) is obtained from fungus Trichoderma polysporum while statins (blood-cholesterol lowering agent) is obtained from yeast Monascus purpureus.
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