Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 10MCQ
Which of the following statements about E. coli is false?
- a. E. coli was the first disease-causing bacterium identified by Koch.
- b. E. coli is part of the normal microbiota of humans.
- c. E. coli is beneficial in human intestines.
- d. A disease-causing strain of E. coli causes bloody diarrhea.
- e. none of the above
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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