When Would Koch's Postulates Be Utilized

question 77

Multiple Choice

When would Koch's Postulates be utilized?

• A)to determine the cause of a patient's illness in a hospital microbiology lab
• B)to develop a new antibiotic in a pharmaceutical lab
• C)to determine the cause of a new disease in a microbiology research lab
• D)to formulate a vaccine against a new pathogen in a genetic engineering lab
• E)whenever the scientific method is used to investigate a microbiological problem

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