A Pseudomonad That Loses Its R Plasmid in the Soil

question 61

Multiple Choice

A pseudomonad that loses its R plasmid in the soil is LEAST likely to

• A) cause an infection in a human.
• B) colonize a surface.
• C) infect a shrub.
• D) survive a habitat dominated by antibiotic-producing Streptomyces spp.

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