In a Tetanus Shot,patients Are Injected with Small Amounts of Tetanospasmin,a

question 10

Multiple Choice

In a tetanus shot,patients are injected with small amounts of tetanospasmin,a toxin produced by the Clostridium tetani,the bacterium that causes tetanus.The gene for this protein is carried on a plasmid in the bacterium.Which of the following is true of this gene?

• A)It is part of the Clostridium tetani chromosome
• B)It cannot go through horizontal gene transfer
• C)It can enter another bacterium by transformation
• D)It cannot go through vertical gene transfer
• E)It is found in the nucleus of the Clostridium tetani

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