Based on what you know about which organisms naturally produce restriction enzymes and how restriction enzymes are named, which of the following enzymes is isolated from the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens?

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Restriction enzymes are named after the bacterial species they are isolated from. In this case, "Bam" in BamHI stands for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Therefore, BamHI is the restriction enzyme that is isolated from the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.

Based on What You Know About Which Organisms Naturally Produce