The Following Is Correct About the Genus Clostridium

question 67

Multiple Choice

The following is correct about the genus Clostridium:

• A) It displays a wide range of fermentation pathways.
• B) Harmless Clostridium species grow in the colon of human infants shortly after birth.
• C) It consists of anaerobic spore formers.
• D) C. difficile grows in the intestine of patients in which enteric bacteria have been eliminated.
• E) All of the above.

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