A Microbe That Grows Only at the Bottom of a Tube

question 62

Multiple Choice

A microbe that grows only at the bottom of a tube of thioglycollate medium is probably a(n)

• A) facultative anaerobe.
• B) obligate anaerobe.
• C) obligate aerobe.
• D) microaerophile.
• E) aerotolerant anaerobe.

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