A Plaque Is

question 1

Multiple Choice

A plaque is

• A)a colony of bacteria growing on a plate.
• B)a colony of bacteria that contain phage within them.
• C)a region on a plate where living bacteria survive phage infection.
• D)an area on a plate containing live phage-resistant bacteria.
• E)an area on a plate containing phage and dead or destroyed bacteria.

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