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Q.

Streptokinase produced by bacterium Streptococcus is used for

  1. A

    Removing clots from blood vessels

  2. B

    Curd production

  3. C

    Ethanol production

  4. D

    Liver disease treatment

Solution

Streptokinase, produced by Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering, is used as a “clot buster” to dissolve clots in the blood vessels of patients who have suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Curd is produced by Lactobacillus, and ethanol by Saccharomyces.

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