Once a Bacterium Attaches and Enters a Host Cell Within

question 31

Multiple Choice

Once a bacterium attaches and enters a host cell within a phagosome,the pathogen has one of three fates,depending on the pathogen.According to the figure below,Shigella and Listeria utilize which mechanism to avoid being destroyed by the host cell?

• A) survive inside the phagosome
• B) escape from the phagosome
• C) prevent phagosome-lysosome fusion
• D) induce apoptosis

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Definitions:

Bleeding

The loss of blood from the circulatory system, which can occur internally or externally due to injury or a medical condition.

Autotransfusion

A medical procedure where a person receives their own blood for a transfusion instead of banked donor blood.

Trans-

A prefix meaning across, through, or beyond, used to denote movement or change.

Hemoglobin

A protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.