The Lipoteichoic acid in the cell wall of streptococcus pyogenes is considered a virulent factor because it

A. is antiphagocytic
B. binds to the epithelial cells
C. mediates intermalization by host cells
D. degrades complement component C3b
E. binds to IgA


Ans: B. binds to the epithelial cells

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