Which of the Following Strategies Is Used by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies is used by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis, to avoid being destroyed by phagocytosis?

• A)The bacterium crystallizes the enzymes in the phagolysosome.
• B)The bacterium inhibits fusion of the phagosome with a lysosome.
• C)The bacterium allows fusion with the lysosome, but neither the acidic pH nor the lysosomal enzymes can 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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