The fimbriae of Neisseria gonorrhea and enteropathogenic E. coli are examples of

A) adhesins.
B) ligands.
C) receptors.
D) adhesins and ligands.
E) adhesins, ligands, and receptors.


D

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During the observations of a species of blue moon butterflies on the Samoan islands of Upolu and Savaii,

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