Escherichia coli and Salmonella can live in our intestines in the presence or absence of oxygen. They are consideredMultiple Choiceobligate anaerobes.phototrophs.facultative anaerobes.autotrophs.aerobic.
Question
Escherichia coli and Salmonella can live in our intestines in the presence or absence of oxygen. They are consideredMultiple Choiceobligate anaerobes.phototrophs.facultative anaerobes.autotrophs.aerobic.
Solution
Escherichia coli and Salmonella are considered facultative anaerobes. This is because they can live in environments with or without oxygen. They are able to adjust their metabolism to either respire if oxygen is present or switch to fermentation or anaerobic respiration if oxygen is absent.
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