Using antigen-antibody reactions to identify bacteria is an example of

a. the physiological approach to bacterial identification.
b. the genetic approach to bacterial identification.
c. the phenotypic approach to bacterial identification.
d. the immunological approach to bacterial identification.
e. the epidemiological approach to bacterial identification.


Ans: d: the immunological approach to bacterial identification.

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