You sliced an apple with a knife that you also used to cut chicken breast into pieces. Your testing afterwards determined that Campylobacter jejuni bacteria were present on the knife at a population density of 1x103/ml.  You would expect that this bacterial population would:  a. not increase if you stored the apple slices in a jar containing 40% ethanol (ethyl alcohol)  b. not increase if you stored the apple slices in a jar containing 5% acetic acid (vinegar)  c. make you sick if you ate the apple slices after sitting out at room temperature for 15 hrs  d. be killed by properly sterilizing and canning the apple slices  e. ferment sugar in the apples into alcohol, producing a “Holiday Bowl” that is 20% ABV

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You sliced an apple with a knife that you also used to cut chicken breast into pieces. Your testing afterwards determined that Campylobacter jejuni bacteria were present on the knife at a population density of 1x103/ml.  You would expect that this bacterial population would: 

a. not increase if you stored the apple slices in a jar containing 40% ethanol (ethyl alcohol) 

b. not increase if you stored the apple slices in a jar containing 5% acetic acid (vinegar) 

c. make you sick if you ate the apple slices after sitting out at room temperature for 15 hrs 

d. be killed by properly sterilizing and canning the apple slices 

e. ferment sugar in the apples into alcohol, producing a “Holiday Bowl” that is 20% ABV 

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