Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from the Respiratory or Intestinal Tracts of Humans

question 17

Multiple Choice

Pathogenic bacteria isolated from the respiratory or intestinal tracts of humans are

• A) strict aerobes that grow best in candle jars.
• B) capnophiles that grow best in carbon dioxide incubators.
• C) capnophiles that prefer highly oxygenated growth conditions.
• D) strict aerobes that grow best in reducing media.
• E) facultative anaerobes that require reducing media for growth.

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Function

A relationship between two sets that associates every element of the first set with exactly one element of the second set.