The specific micro-organism suspected to cause food poisoning on the basis of sho incubation period are all of the following except:: (A) Staphylococcus aureus, (B) B. cereus, (C) E.coli, (D) C. perfringens
Answer is C. Esch.coli causes food poisoning having long incubation period. All other options have a shoer incubation period. Food Poisoning Organism Incubation period Staphylococcus 1-6 hours Salmonella 12-24 hours Botulism 12-36 hours Clostridium perfringens 6-24 hours Bacillus cereus 1-6 hours E.coli 8-72 hours