Table 62 the Following Data Show Growth of Two Bacteria on on Different

Multiple Choice

Table 6.2 The following data show growth of two bacteria on different media.
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Amount of Growth }\\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline & \text { Staphylococcus aureus } & \text { Streptococcus pyogenes } \\\hline \text { Nutrient agar } & + + & + + \\\hline \text { Nutrient agar } + 7.5 \% \mathrm { NaCl } & + & - \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$ The data in Table 6.2 indicate that S. aureus is a(n)

A) facultative halophile.
B) halophile.
C) facultative anaerobe.
D) aerobe.
E) mesophile.