Identify the incorrect statement from below

A. Donor (TetR) and Recipient (StrepR) grow only on those antibiotic plates to which they are resistant.
B. Donor and Recipient being sensitive to Streptomycin and Tetracycline respectively will not grow on those antibiotic plates.
C. Both parental strains do not grow on the double antibiotic plate as it contains one or the other antibiotic to which they are sensitive.
D. There is no gene transfer of antibiotic resistance from F factor of donor to recipient.
E. A bacterial lawn is also seen on plating conjugated sample on the individual antibiotic plates.


Answer: D. There is no gene transfer of antibiotic resistance from F factor of donor to recipient.

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