A researcher studying the impact of agricultural pesticides on native plants discovers a bacterium capable of degrading small amounts of a specific pesticide. The researcher then modifies the bacterial species in the lab to increase the rate of pesticide degradation. This research represents

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This research falls under both applied microbiology (modifying the bacterial species to increase pesticide degradation) and environmental microbiology (studying the impact of pesticides on native plants and discovering the bacterium capable of degrading the pesticide). It is not related to food microbiology as it does not involve food production or safety.

A Researcher Studying the Impact of Agricultural Pesticides on Native