A patient undergoing an organ transplant requires an immunosuppressive agent to prevent organ rejection. Identify the specific bioactive molecule administered to the patient and the broad taxonomic group of the microbe from which it is commercially extracted.

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Cyclosporin A is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients. It is commercially produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum. Statins are blood-cholesterol lowering agents produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus (a fungus). Streptokinase is a clot buster produced by the bacterium Streptococcus. Answer: Cyclosporin A, Fungus