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6. Suppose an unknown species of bacteria formed colonies on your agar plates with the followingcharacteristics. Surface = smooth/slimy, Whole Colony = irregular, Color = fluorescent, Edge =undulate. Based on your reading, predict the species from these colony characteristics.

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According to the reading, Pseudomonas tend to grow in slimmy, irregular colonies. Which usually have fluorescent colors. So, Pseudomonas could be the best prediction possible with that information.

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