Which of the following is NOT important for the adherence of bacteria to host ti

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Which of the following is NOT important for the adherence of bacteria to host tissues? Virulence factors in Salmonella include antiphagocytic proteins slime layer lipopolysaccharides adhesins capsule rue False The collective term for the organisms living on or in the human body, as opposed to a general term for organisms in an environmental habitat, is O pathogens. To date, there is no evidence that RNA viruses infect Archaea transient microbial flora rue the microbiota O False O the human microbiome Which of the following is a reason that specific pathogens tend to infect specific tissues? O There are chemical and physical differences between tissues Microbes preferentially target external tissues, such as skin, as the environment is more favorable for their growth than inside the body O Some tissues have receptors for microbes, but others do not. O Tissues with neutral pH are colonized but those with acidic or alkaline pH are not Pathogenicity and virulence differ in that virulence refers to the overall ability of a microbe to cause disease, whereas pathogenicity refers to the ability of one microbe to cause disease relative to another pathogenicity only refers to pathogens, whereas virulence refers to any microbe that can cause an infection. pathogenicity refers to the overall ability of a microbe to cause disease, whereas virulence refers to the ability of one microbe to cause disease relative O to another O virulence only refers to pathogens, whereas pathogenicity refers to any microbe that can cause an infection. Some Mycobacterium species produce carotenoids that neutralize singlet oxygen and prevent killing. rue Prostaglandins function to during an immune response O False View Available Hint(s) recruit phagocytic cells induce fever by raising the body's temperature activate complement activate macrophage

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Which of the following is NOT important for the adherence of bacteria to host ti

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