Listeria Virulence Is Directly Related to Its Ability to

question 6

Multiple Choice

Listeria virulence is directly related to its ability to

• A) easily become a pathogen in humans.
• B) produce powerful toxins.
• C) form very resistant endospores.
• D) resist most antimicrobial agents.
• E) live within cells and thus avoid exposure to the immune system of its host.

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Definitions:

Active Role

Participation or involvement in a process or situation where the individual takes initiative and contributes significantly.

Age-graded Influences

Social and cultural factors that are expected to occur at specific ages in a person's life.

Bronfenbrenner's Theory

A theoretical model that explores how different environmental systems influence human development, formulated by Urie Bronfenbrenner.

Macrosystem

The most encompassing layer in Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, referring to societal norms, laws, cultural contexts, and economic conditions that influence an individual's development.