During the Chipotle outbreak, some people were sickened withE. coli, but a DNA profile of the bacterium in their feces showed that it was not the outbreak strain. What conclusion can be drawn fromthis information?a. The person was not sickened by E. coli.b. The person is not part of the outbreak.c. Escherichia coli mutates frequently, making DNA profilingunreliable.d. The person has already begun to recover from the disease.

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During the Chipotle outbreak, some people were sickened with
E. coli, but a DNA profile of the bacterium in their feces showed that it was not the outbreak strain. What conclusion can be drawn from
this information?
a. The person was not sickened by E. coli.
b. The person is not part of the outbreak.
c. Escherichia coli mutates frequently, making DNA profiling
unreliable.
d. The person has already begun to recover from the disease.

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