Food poisoning caused by spores is the rarest and the most deadly of all food poisonings. Which of the following explains this? ?
A) Spores have a thick protective shell that allows them to survive in unfavorable conditions.
B) Spores are resistant to all antibiotics.
C) The symptoms occur within 30 minutes of ingestion of the food with spores.
D) Spores are double cells. This allows one cell to "escape" when the spore is attacked.
A
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