Vibrio cholerae is the bacterium responsible for cholera, a GI tract infection. Normally, it takes the ingestion of over one million bacterial cells to cause infection, but the consumption of antacids signficantly lowers this number. What does this tell you about the likely classification of V. cholerae in terms of pH preference?

Question

It is likely an acidophile.
It is likely an alkaliphile.
It is likely an neutrophile.

Answer 1

it is likely an alkaliphile