Please refer to the following figure. A researcher discovers a new bacteria whose genome is ~8 Mb in size. What type of bacteria is this likely to be?

a. free-living
b. obligate
c. obligate symbiont
d. any of the above
e. cannot be determined with the information provided


A

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