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B
Thermus aquaticus
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C
Agrobacterium
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D
Retrovirus
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The correct option is B Thermus aquaticus Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase named after the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus from which it was originally isolated by Chien et al. in 1976. Its name is often abbreviated to Taq Pol or simply Taq.