Which of the Following Strategies Is Used by Listeria Monocytogenes

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies is used by Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes meningitis?

• A)The bacterium allows fusion with the lysosome, but the acidic pH cannot destroy it.
• B)The bacterium inhibits fusion of the phagosome with a lysosome.
• C)The bacterium allows fusion with the lysosome, but the lysosomal enzymes cannot destroy it.
• D)The bacterium produces proteins that destroy lysosomal membrane integrity so that the bacterium can escape into the cell cytosol.
• E)The bacterium neutralizes the enzymes in the lysosome.

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