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Loss of IgA activity would be associated with increased risk of mucosal infection due to:

Identify the bacterial virulence factor that is correctly matched to its function.

Bacterial secretion systems that release A-B toxins are most likely to deliver that toxin to

Of the following bacterial secretion systems, which does not deliver its toxin the cytoplasm of the target cell?

Correctly complete the following: “Because ________ is a structural component life of the cell and is found in all Gram-negative bacteria, the genes encoding enzymes required for its synthesis are located ____________________.”

Diseases that involve biofilm formation are difficult to treat because:

Which description most appropriately matches acute rheumatic fever?

Which of the following is not a mechanism of action associated with antibiotics?

BONUS: The development of vancomycin-resistance mediated by the VanA resistance gene Staphylococcus aureus required all of the following EXCEPT:

Why must biofilm-mediated diseases like Otitis media be treated with higher concentrations of antibiotics than used to treat non-biofilm infections by the same organism?