Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 21 - Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases - Questions For Review - Multiple Choice - Page 673: 16

Answer

A

Work Step by Step

The presence of lipid A in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria will coagulate the blood of the host. When Gram-negative bacteria begin to die, they disintegrate and release endotoxin from the outer layer of the cell's membrane into the blood. It is this toxin that causes the blood to coagulate.
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