NEET Biology question

BiologyMicrobes in Human WelfareNEET

Match Column I (organism) with Column II (its industrial application).

| Column I (organism) | Column II (industrial application) | |---|---| | (A) Saccharomyces cerevisiae | (p) Immunosuppressive agent production | | (B) Monascus purpureus | (q) Ripening of Swiss cheese | | (C) Trichoderma polysporum | (r) Commercial ethanol production | | (D) Propionibacterium sharmanii | (s) Blood-cholesterol lowering agent production |

Answer: (A)

Solution

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used for ethanol production (A-r), Monascus purpureus for statins (B-s), Trichoderma

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