Which of Koch's Postulates Would Be Especially Difficult to Satisfy

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of Koch's postulates would be especially difficult to satisfy when diagnosing an infection caused by a chlamydia?

• A) The microorganism is always found in individuals with the disease.
• B) The microorganism can be taken from the host and grown in pure culture.
• C) A sample of the culture produces the same disease when injected into a new, healthy host.
• D) The newly infected host yields a new, pure culture of microorganisms identical to those obtained in the original diseased individual.
• E) Chlamydias meet all the requirements to validate Koch's postulates.

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