The Following Is NOT Correct About the Non-Spore-Forming Firmicutes

question 41

Multiple Choice

The following is NOT correct about the non-spore-forming Firmicutes:

• A) This group includes lactic acid bacteria such as Lactococcus and Lactobacillus.
• B) They include the mycoplasmas, which possess cell walls made of pseudopeptidoglycan.
• C) Food spoilers such as Leuconostoc and Pediococcus belong to this group.
• D) They may have evolved from endospore-forming bacteria.
• E) Listeria species include enteric pathogens that contaminate cheese and sauerkraut.

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