Given below are two statements: Statement I: Streptokinase, produced by the bacterium Streptococcus , is used as a 'clot buster' for removing clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction. Statement II: Cyclosporin A, used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus . In the light of the above statements, choose the most a

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Statement I is correct. Streptokinase is produced by the bacterium Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering to be used as a clot buster for removing clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction. Statement II is incorrect. Cyclosporin A is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, but it is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum. Monascus purpureus is a yeast that produces statins, which are used as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. Therefo