Based on the information in Table 2, which bacteria has the smallest growth range?

Bacteria can be categorized by how they respond, as indicated by reproduction and growth, to certain temperatures. They are grouped into four categories—psychrophiles, psychrotrophs, mesophiles, and thermophiles—based on their growth response to certain temperatures. Minimal growth temperature is the lowest point at which the bacteria will reproduce. Optimum growth point is the temperature at which the bacteria reproduce most efficiently. Maximum growth point is the very highest temperature to which the bacteria will respond, beyond which the bacteria will not reproduce at all. A. Listeria monocytogenes.
B. Micrococcus cryophilus.
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
D. Streptococcus pyogenes.

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Table 2 Cardinal growth points (°C) Bacteria name Anoxybacillus flavithermus Bacillus flavothermus Clostridium perfringens Escherichia coli Listeria monocytogenes Micrococcus cryophilus Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pneumoniae Minimum Optimum 30 60 30 60 15 45 10 37 1 34 0 15 10 37 20 25 37 37 Maximum 72 72 844879 50 45 45 30 45 40 42