Question

a gram-positive bacillus that has a rod-coccus cycle (short, thin rods in young cultures and cocci in older cultures) and an odor resembling cheese is:

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Gram-positive bacilli subdivide according to their ability to produce spores. Bacillus and Clostridia are spore-forming rods while Listeria and Corynebacterium are not. Spore forming rods that produce spores can survive in environments for many years.