Bacterial Pathogenicity and Virulence Quiz

The degree of pathogenicity

The ability of a microbe to cause disease (correct)

The process by which microbes gain entrance through openings in the skin

The largest organ of the body

To provide a portal of entry for microbes into the respiratory tract (correct)

To act as a barrier preventing the entry of microbes into the body

To secrete enzymes that contribute to pathogenicity

To cause lysis of red blood cells

To cause lysis of red blood cells

To prevent the entry of microbes into the body

To bind to host tissue by attaching to binding sites (correct)

To contribute to the largest organ of the body

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