Answer
A colony formed as a result of streaking a plate may not be derived from a single bacterium. However, repetitive streaking leads to the separation of a colony of bacteria of the same specie.
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Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition
by Tortora, Gerard J.; Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L.
Published by
Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10:
0321733606
ISBN 13:
978-0-32173-360-3
Chapter 6 - Figure 6.11 - The streak plate method for isolating pure bacterial cultures - Question - Page 167: 1
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