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Cyclosporin A, an immunosuppressant for transplant patients, comes from the fungus:

AAspergillus niger
BTrichoderma polysporum
CMonascus purpureus
DPenicillium notatum
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Trichoderma polysporum
1. It prevents graft rejection. 2. Trichoderma polysporum makes cyclosporin A. 3. Monascus makes statins. _Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 10, Microbes in Human Welfare._
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