Endospores Represent a Challenge to the Fields of Industrial and Medical

question 6

Multiple Choice

Endospores represent a challenge to the fields of industrial and medical microbiology because

• A)they are resistant to harsh environments,thus allowing survival of endospore-forming organisms under conditions in which non-endospore-forming cells would not survive.
• B)endospore-forming organisms are often dangerous pathogens.
• C)endospores are significantly smaller than vegetative cells.
• D) endospores are resistant to harsh environments,thus allowing survival of endospore-forming organisms under conditions in which non-endospore-forming cells would not survive,and endospore-forming organisms are often dangerous pathogens.

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