Various Streptococci and Lactobacilli were traditionally grouped together as lactic acid bacteria because of their characteristi
c fermentation. Most of them were found to have a DNA guanine plus cystosine (G + C) content of approximately 40%, but one of them had a G + C content of 58%. Should this organism remain in the same genus as the rest of the bacterial species? Explain your answer.
Although most of them have a 40% GC content but some species of for example lactobaccilus may have more GC than that e.g., <em>Lactobacillus delbrueckii</em> has a GC content of 62% while<em> Lactobacillus fermentum</em> has a GC content of 63% and both of them also belong to the same genus. So, it should remain in same Genus classification.
Your answer is bulimia. Or you might be looking for its more medical term which is Bulimia Nervosa. You can remember this by the fact that binge and bulimia both start with a B. Good Luck!
