Joan wants to discover a microbe capable of degrading an environmental contaminant. Which of the following culturing methods would be most effective for isolation of such an organism?

A. cell culture
B. chemostat
C. quorum sensing
D. enrichment culture
E. differential culture


Answer: D

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