Increased sebum secretion can fuel the overgrowth of the opportunistic pathogen ________ in its normal habitat, leading to disease.

A. Propionibacterium acnes
B. Streptococcus agalactiae
C. viridians streptococci
D. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
E. Actinomyces


Answer: A

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