You Inoculate a Bacterium into Three Tubes of Nutrient Broth

question 66

Multiple Choice

You inoculate a bacterium into three tubes of nutrient broth medium containing added salt: 0.5% NaCl, 5% NaCl, and 15% NaCl. After incubation, you notice signi?cant turbidity in the 15% NaCl medium and modest turbidity in the 5% NaCl medium. There is no growth in the third tube. This organism would be termed ______.

• A) barophilic
• B) osmophobic
• C) halophilic
• D) haloduric

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