An infectious disease researcher isolates the pathogen responsible for an emerging disease. The microbe is grown in the lab. A preparation of the laboratory-grown microbe is treated with a lethal dose of ionizing radiation and then tested for its potential as a vaccine. What type of vaccine is this?

A. attenuated
B. subunit
C. combination
D. toxoid
E. inactivated whole


Answer: E

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Identify the role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis.

A. It is split to release electrons. B. It is split to become incorporated into sugars. C. It is a by-product of the Calvin cyle D. It is the final electron acceptor.

Biology & Microbiology

Viral infections in plants often occur by the action of _____

a. reverse transcriptase b. disease vectors c. bacteriophages d. viral reassortment e. host cell DNA mutations

Biology & Microbiology

__________ is mostly water in which diverse ions and molecules are dissolved. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

Biology & Microbiology

Lipids are characterized primarily on the basis of their insolubility in _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Biology & Microbiology