During this outbreak, some people sickened with listeriosis testedpositive for Listeria monocytogenes in their bloodstream, but a DNAprofile of the bacterium showed that it was not the outbreak strain.What likely conclusion can be drawn from this information?a. It is a false positive. b. The person is not part of the outbreak.c. Listeria monocytogenes mutates frequently, making DNAprofiling unreliable.d. The person has already begun to recover from the disease.

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