Question

How many of the following bacteria can obtain food from living host?
Mycobacterium leprae, Clostridium botulinum, Bacillus vulgaris, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas.

• A. Three
• B. Four
• C. Two
• D. Five

Answer 1

The correct option is A Three

There are different modes of nutrition found in bacteria, such as photoautotrophic, chemoautotrophic, saprophytic nutrition.

In parasitic bacteria, bacteria can obtain food from a living host. Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus, bacteria can obtain food from living host.

Hence, the correct answer is option A, i.e., Three.