Bacterial food poisoning resulting from Clostridium (botulinum/difficile/perfringens) contamination is characterized by watery diarrhea accompanied by intestinal cramping but not fever, and it resolves in about a day

What will be an ideal response?


perfringens

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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How does a macrophage (immune cell) consume a bacteria?

A. exocytosis B. pinocytosis C. receptor-mediated endocytosis D. endocytosis E. phagocytosis

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