Endospores represent a challenge to the fields of industrial and medical microbiology because

A. endospores are significantly smaller than vegetative cells.
B. endospores are resistant to harsh environments, thus allowing survival of endospore-forming organisms under conditions in which non-endospore-forming cells would not survive, and endospore-forming organisms are often dangerous pathogens.
C. they are resistant to harsh environments, thus allowing survival of endospore-forming organisms under conditions in which non-endospore-forming cells would not survive.
D. endospore-forming organisms are often dangerous pathogens.


Answer: B

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