1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
elixir [45]
3 years ago
5

You have isolated a gram-positive bacterium with low G C content from unpasteurized milk. It infected a pregnant woman, and now

you are worried that her child will be stillborn. What bacterium is it
Biology
2 answers:
mrs_skeptik [129]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

<h2>A </h2>

Explanation:

1. Listeria monocytogenes : It is a gram-positive bacterium, is an ubiquitous, intracellular pathogen that can be found in moist environments, soil, water, decaying vegetation and animals, and it can survive and even grow under refrigeration.

2. Listeriosis caused by Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne illness and cause various problems in the body.

3. Listeria monocytogenes is associated mostly with dairy products and it can cause stillbirth.

11111nata11111 [884]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Listeria monocytogenes

Explanation:

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram positive bacteria and it is pathogenic to humans. It has ability to grow at low temperatures it can survive in human food stuff even kept at zero degree Celsius. Its infection in pregnant woman causes meningitis in the developing child. It can also affect brain, spinal-cord and blood.

All these features fall in the line of features mentioned in the question and thus the bacteria will be Listeria monocytogenes.

You might be interested in
Complete the passage about the nitrogen cycle.
Gnesinka [82]

Answer:

During nitrogen fixation specialised bacteria living in the earth's atmosphere convert nitrogen taken from the geosphere

6 0
2 years ago
Which of the following events characterizes metaphase of mitosis?
Natalka [10]

A.chromosomes aligning themselves at the equator.

<h3>What distinguishing features of mitosis' metaphase?</h3>

A phase of cell division known as "metaphase" (mitosis or meiosis).Individual chromosomes are typically dispersed throughout the cell nucleus.The chromosomes of the cell condense and move toward one another, aligning in the center of the dividing cell, and the nucleus of the cell disintegrates during metaphase.

<h3>What distinguishes metaphase from other phases?</h3>

Its alignment of a duplicated chromosomes at the metaphase plate, an equatorial plate, is what gives metaphase its name.Via microtubules attached to its kinetochore, one of the sister chromatids is joined to one pole of the cell, and the other sister chromatid is associated to the other pole.

To know more about metaphase of mitosis visit:

brainly.com/question/9360168

#SPJ4

3 0
1 year ago
In the process of___, a protein channel helps the diffusion of glucose across the membrane ​
kifflom [539]

Facilitated Diffusion

7 0
2 years ago
Which of the following is NOT a living organism? A. a muscle cell B. an amoeba C. a rosebush D. an earthworm
Nookie1986 [14]
C a rose bush is not living 
4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
IMPORTANCE OF ENZYMES??
Tasya [4]

Answer:

Enzymes create chemical reactions in the body. They actually speed up the rate of a chemical reaction to help support life. The enzymes in your body help to perform very important tasks. These include building muscle, destroying toxins, and breaking down food particles during digestion.

Explanation:

3 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • The release of endotoxins as bacteria are destroyed by phagocytes causes the phagocytes to release tumor necrosis factor (tnf).
    6·1 answer
  • Carbohydrates are absorbed into the bloodstream as Select one: a. disaccharides. b. monosaccharides. c. oligosaccharides. d. pol
    7·1 answer
  • Which term defines a well tested,scientifically supported statement that explains how something works
    13·1 answer
  • A part of an mRNA has the sequence GGA. Which change to the sequence would indicate a missense mutation
    5·2 answers
  • Which behaviors are most likely to be prohibited in a safety contract?
    15·2 answers
  • List the four classes of biological macromolecules. Then describe the basic structural components of each macromolecule class an
    9·1 answer
  • How are natural resources classified?
    10·1 answer
  • Which statement correctly describes glucose (C6H1202)?
    12·2 answers
  • Please help answer these 3! 50 points
    7·2 answers
  • Which two planets have 53 moons
    6·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!