Bioluminescence genes have been transferred to

Escherichia coli bacteria in order to
a. identify an antibiotic effective against the strain.
b. kill them.
c. locate them in the patient.
d. cause them to become noninfective.
e. demonstrate their metabolic activity.


Answer: e

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