Which of the following would indicate the presence of plaque?

a. Presence of the bacterium E. coli in a
human’s mouth.
d. A bacterial culture from a human’s mouth
that appears purple after Gram staining.
b. A bacterial culture from a human’s mouth
that appears pink after Gram staining.
e. Non-pathogenic biofilms in a human’s
mouth.
c. Presence of cyanobacteria in a human’s
mouth.


B

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