Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

by Bauman, Robert W,, PhD

Published by Benjamin Cummings

ISBN 10: 032191855X

ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 14 - Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology - Questions For Review - Multiple Choice - Page 445: 9

Answer

a) become avirulent

Work Step by Step

When pathogenic bacterial cells lose the ability to make adhesins, they typically become avirulent.

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