Why Might Candida Albicans Become Pathogenic in an Individual Receiving

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Multiple Choice

Why might Candida albicans become pathogenic in an individual receiving antibacterial medications?

• A)This fungal organism can actually utilize the destroyed bacterial cells as a nutrient source and begin to multiply out of control.This can cause a pathogenic state.
• B)This is an opportunistic pathogen not normally found in normal microbiota.As such,when the bacterial normal microbiota is wiped out by broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs,this opportunist can adhere to and colonize the area left behind.
• C)This is a usual member of the normal microbiota.However,when the bacterial members of the normal microbiota are wiped out by a broad-spectrum antibacterial drug,this fungal cell type has little to no competition for resources in the affected area.As such,it quickly overgrows and can cause a pathogenic state.
• D)This is a protozoan species and part of the normal microbiota.When the bacterial members of the normal microbiota are wiped out by a broad-spectrum antibacterial drug,this protozoan cell type has little to no competition for resources in the affected area.As such,it quickly overgrows and can cause a pathogenic state.

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