A Commensal Bacterium

question 58

Multiple Choice

A commensal bacterium

• A)does not receive any benefit from its host.
• B)is beneficial to its host.
• C)may also be an opportunistic pathogen.
• D)isn't capable of causing disease in its host.
• E)always causes disease in its host.

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