Which organism produces a toxin that causes scalded skin syndrome?

a) Streptococcus pyogenes
b) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
c) Staphylococcus aureus
d) Mycobacterium ulcerans


Ans: c) Staphylococcus aureus

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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If the gp120 glycoprotein were damaged as a result of a mutation, HIV would have difficulty

A. assembling the capsid. B. binding to a host cell. C. attaching its RNA to a host cell's ribosome. D. inserting its genes into the host cell's genome. E. leaving a macrophage.

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