A Potential Antimicrobial Drug Is Tested and Found to Strip

question 12

Multiple Choice

A potential antimicrobial drug is tested and found to strip away the capsules made by certain pathogenic bacteria. How would this drug affect the bacteria's ability to cause disease?

• A) The bacteria would be unable to acquire needed nutrients from the body.
• B) The bacteria would only be able to colonize surface tissues and not penetrate more deeply.
• C) The bacteria would be unable to survive inside the phagocyte.
• D) The phagocytes would be better able to ingest the bacteria.
• E) The bacteria would not be able to kill phagocytes.

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