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Table 2 Bacterium ID50 E. coli O157:H7 20 Legionella pneumophila 1 Shigella 10 Treponema pallidum 57 Which organism in Table 2 most easily causes an infection?

_____ are various bacterial enzymes that dissolve fibrin clots.

The “Central Dogma” refers to

The author’s original ideas or findings from original research is known as which of the following?

Vibrio cholerae produces a toxin that destroys the intestinal epithelium. This leads to massive diarrhea, the diarrhea can kill the human via dehydration but helps the bacteria spread and colonize other humans. What is this relationship?

DNA that is separate and apart from the chromosome DNA in a prokaryote is the

Which of the following is not a normal portal of exit of an infectious disease?

In Jennifer Hunt’s essay about the use of force by police, if new police officers use too little force, then veteran officers punish them by shunning them as partners. This example best demonstrates that

Are transformation and transduction the same process?

The proteobacterium Rhizobium lives in a close association with legume roots, providing a source of nitrogen for the plant.  In return, the plant provides Rhizobium with food produced by photosynthesis.  In this relationship, Rhizobium is an example of a(n):