Petroleum-lysing bacteria are being engineered for the removal of oil spills. What is the most realistic danger of these bacteria to the environment?

  • A
    Mutations leading to the production of a strain pathogenic to humans
  • B
    Extinction of natural microbes due to the competitive advantage of the "petro-bacterium"
  • C
    Destruction of natural oil deposits
  • D
    Poisoning of the food chain

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