Which bacterium lives in the intestine of chickens, ducks, mice, and rats and, given favorable conditions, may cause illness to humans (cooking foods to a tempera­ture of 165 °F or higher can kill them)?

Salmonella is the bacterial that is present in the intestine of chicken, ducks, rats, mice.

Cooking food to a temperature above 164°F can destroy the bacterial toxin.

Explanation:

Salmonella is a rod- shaped gram negative bacteria belong to the Enterobacteriaceae family. Salmonella can love in the intestinal tract of different animals. Salmonellosis is a disease causes by salmonella. Animals can become infected salmonella through their environment when they consume contaminated food. They can also become infected through their mothers before they are even born or hatched.

Salmonella is naturally present in the intestine of different animals, the bacterial is she's in their stool.

Humans get infected by eating food that has been contaminated with faeces. Example of such foods include: poultry, seafood, raw meat. Salmonella can also be contracted by direct animal contact.

Cooking foods to temperature above 165°F can destroy the Salmonella toxins.

After the author's interviews at Winn-Dixie and Hearthside, she felt a sense of compassion for low-wage workers.

Explanation:

In this text, the author shows up at interviews at both Winn-Dixie and Heartside. This is done as part of her experience as a low-wage worker. At Winn-Dixie, her interview is performed by a computer, with no human interaction and very little concern for her skills. Moreover, she is asked questions that attack her personal morality, such as a urine test. At Heartside, she realizes that the interviewer is uninterested in learning more about her. These experiences cause the author to feel a sense of compassion for low-wage workers.