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Griffith performed experiments on which bacteria?

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Bacillus pneumoniae
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Diplococcus pneumoniae
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Salmonella pneumoniae
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Xanthomonas pneumoniae
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Solution

The correct option is C Diplococcus pneumoniae
Griffith's experiment was an experiment done in 1928 by Frederick Griffith. He performed experiments on two strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae or Diplococcus pneumoniae bacteria, a type III-S (smooth) which was virulent, and a type II-R (rough) strain which was nonvirulent. The experiment showed that bacteria bacteria are capable of transferring genetic information through a process known as transformation.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Diplococcus pneumoniae.'

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