Living Colonies of Clostridium Botulinum Produce a Deadly Toxin, Which

question 29

Multiple Choice

Living colonies of Clostridium botulinum produce a deadly toxin, which is lethal at about one-millionth of a gram.Smaller doses of this toxin, marketed as Botox, are used to treat muscle spasms and for temporary wrinkle reduction in the skin.Which of the following groups of terms is most applicable to this species?

• A)High invasiveness, high toxigenicity, endotoxin
• B)Low invasiveness, high toxigenicity, endotoxin
• C)High invasiveness, low toxigenicity, exotoxin
• D)Low invasiveness, low toxigenicity, exotoxin
• E)Low invasiveness, high toxigenicity, exotoxin

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