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Plasmid of which bacterium was first time used in recombinant DNA technology?
(a) E.coli
(b) Salmonella typhimurium
(c) Haemophilus influenzae
(d) Streptococcus pneumoniae

A

E.coli

B

Salmonella typhimurium

C

Haemophilus influenzae

D

Streptococcus pneumoniae

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