Bacteria Regulate Virulence Gene Expression Because

question 30

Multiple Choice

Bacteria regulate virulence gene expression because

• A) the genes need to be expressed all the time.
• B) the genes do not need to be expressed all the time, and regulation saves energy.
• C) the genes do not need to be expressed all the time; if they were, the bacterial cell would die.
• D) it does not cost them any energy to keep the gene expressed all the time.

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