The graph below depicts the dose response curves for three common bacteria and a newly discovered bacterium found in streams near certain agricultural properties.
Some drinking water standards allow bacteria in water at dosages up to the 10% probability of illness. Which of the following statements is best supported by the data in the graph?
A. If there are fewer than 102 colonies for all species in a drinking water sample, the water will be considered safe to drink.
B. If C. jejuni is the only species of bacteria present in the drinking water sample, the water will be considered safe to drink at all doses.
C. E. coli and Salmonella spp. would have the highest allowable dosage to meet the drinking water standards.
D. The newly discovered bacterium would have the lowest allowable dosage to meet the drinking water standards.
The newly discovered bacterium would have the lowest allowable dosage to meet the drinking water standards.