A student should use a light microscope to examine a live Salmonella enterica cell as it reproduces.
To view a live Salmonella enterica cell as it reproduces, the student should use an optical microscope. An optical microscope, also known as a light microscope, is widely used to observe living organisms and magnify their structures using visible light. This type of microscope allows for higher resolution and the ability to observe cellular processes such as reproduction in real-time. The student can prepare a wet mount slide of the Salmonella enterica culture and observe it under the optical microscope at various magnifications.
