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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:

1. Blank - A: Heart, Blank - B: Penicillium
2. Blank - A: Organ-transplant, Blank - B: Trichoderma
3. Blank - A: Swine flu, Blank - B: Monascus
4. Blank - A: AIDS, Blank - B: Pseudomonas

Correct answer: Blank - A: Organ-transplant, Blank - B: Trichoderma

Solution

Cyclosporin A is an immunosuppressive drug used in organ-transplant patients to prevent graft rejection. It is produced by species of Trichoderma (historically also linked to Tolypocladium in older texts), so the option pairing organ-transplant with Trichoderma is correct.

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