Identify the facultative parasite from the below given.

Enterobius vermicularis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Taenia solium

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Trichomonas hominis

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Solution

The correct option is B Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A facultative parasite is defined as an organism that does not depend on any host for completion of its life cycle. One such example is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It causes tuberculosis. It is a rod-shaped bacteria. Outside the host it exist in cyst form.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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