Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

A) Rickettsia — intracellular parasite
B) Brucella — gram-negative aerobic rods
C) Francisella — gram-positive facultatively anaerobic pleomorphic bacillus
D) Bacillus — gram-positive endospore-forming rods
E) None of the pairs is mismatched.


Ans: C) Francisella — gram-positive facultatively anaerobic pleomorphic bacillus

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