You Have Isolated a Bacterium That Grows in a Medium

question 15

Multiple Choice

You have isolated a bacterium that grows in a medium containing an organic substrate and nitrate in the absence of oxygen. The nitrate is reduced to nitrogen gas. You can be sure that this bacterium is

• A) gram- positive.
• B) a photoheterotroph.
• C) using anaerobic respiration.
• D) a photoautotroph.
• E) a chemoautotroph.

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