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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 380

Q380

E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria

A.
Grows at 15° - 40°C
B.
Lactose fermenter
C.
Motile
D.
All of these
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria Grows at 15° - 40°C, Lactose fermenter and Motile.
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.
E. coli involves the growth of the bacterium on glucose and lactose, where E. coli will consume glucose before lactose.