Answer:
The correct answer is option C. "arg+leu– or arg–leu+".
Explanation:
This bacteria is not able to growth on minimal medium or minimal medium supplemented with leucine. This means that the bacteria needs external supplementation of amino acids to growth, either arginine or leucine. Therefore, this bacteria can have the genotypes of arg+leu– or arg–leu+, meaning that the bacteria is able to synthesize either of two amino acids, but not both, because if that was the case the bacteria would be able to growth on minimal medium.
<em>If the wrong organism is identified, then people would probably be in danger. Because you wouldn't know if the actual species is deadly or not. Lets say that the wrongly identified organism isn't deadly, but the real one is. Everyone is just strolling along, and then you're dead because it bit you. </em>
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<em>And of course, if you're coming up with a cure, (because both are toxic) you're making the wrong one. Which could harm people just based off their bodies and what you're putting into them. Everyone is different. </em>
