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This organism gained the ability to metabolize citrate (15[1])in a 30-year ongoing (15[2])evolution (15[1])experiment conducted by Richard Lenski. (15[1])Francois Jacob (15[2])and Jacques (15[1])Monod discovered the lac (“lack”) operon (15[1])in this organism. (15[2])Hemolytic-uremic syndrome is caused by this organism’s O157:H7 (15[1]-5[1])strain producing Shiga toxins. To prove DNA carries genetic material, T2 bacteriophages infected this organism in the (*) Hershey-Chase experiment. Most strains of these rod-shaped (10[1])organisms can be found in the gut microbiome. For 10 points, name this often-studied model organism that can cause food poisoning. ■END■ (10[1])

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