Which of the following are characteristics of an E.coli strain of genotype F^-gal⁺lac^-pur⁺ile^-str^r? A)It can act as a donor in conjugation experiments. B)It can form a pilus. C)It can grow on minimal media where lactose is the only carbon source. D)It is auxotrophic for lactose. E)It is susceptible to streptomycin.

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The E.coli strain is auxotrophic for lactose because it has a lac^- genotype, meaning it cannot metabolize lactose.

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