Benign Vibrio Cholerae Becomes Pathogenic by All of the Following

question 57

Multiple Choice

Benign Vibrio cholerae becomes pathogenic by all of the following steps except

• A)a bacteriophage introduces a gene coding for the cholera toxin.
• B)the cholera toxin gene is incorporated into the benign Vibrio cholerae chromosome.
• C)the benign host is transformed into a disease-causing agent by the toxin.
• D)the cholera toxin gene is translated.
• E)a bacteriophage binds only to benign Vibrio cholerae without pili.

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