Match the following list of microbes and what they are used for:
A. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 1. | Production of immunosuppressive agents |
B. | Monascus purpureus | 2. | Ripening of Swiss cheese |
C. | Trichoderma polysporum | 3. | Commercial production of ethanol |
D. | Propionibacterium shermanii | 4. | Production of blood-cholesterol-lowering agents |
1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
2. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
3. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
4. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
A good producer of citric acid is:
1. Pseudomonas
2. Clostridium
3. Saccharomyces
4. Aspergillus
Monascus purpureus is the yeast used commercially in the production of:
1. | Ethanol |
2. | Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels |
3. | Citric acid |
4. | Blood cholesterol-lowering statins |
A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given:
1. | penicillin | 2. | streptokinase |
3. | cyclosporin-A | 4. | statins |
Read the following statement having two blanks (A and B):
''A drug used for ______ (A)___ patients is obtained from a species of the organism ______ (B)___ ''. The one correct option for the two blanks is:
Blank-A | Blank-B | |
1. | AIDS | Pseudomonas |
2. | Heart | Penicillium |
3. | Organ-transplant | Trichoderma |
4. | Swine flu | Monascus |
1. acidophiles
2. alkaliphiles
3. thermoacidophiles
4. thermophiles
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1. Methanogens - Gobar gas
2. Yeast - Ethanol
3. Streptomycetes - Antibiotic
4. Coliforms - Vinegar