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

Three

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Four

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Two

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Five

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Solution

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.

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