Which Statement Is Not One of Koch's Postulates

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which statement is not one of Koch's postulates?

• A) The microorganism is always found in the diseased individual.
• B) A sample of the pure culture of the microorganism produces the disease when it is injected into an uninfected host.
• C) The microorganism taken from the diseased host can be grown in pure culture.
• D) The microorganism is always transmitted by insect vectors.
• E) A host infected by injection from the cultured microorganism yields a new culture of the microorganism identical to the original culture.

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