A strain of Neisseria gonorrhea has a mutation which has caused it to lose the ability to produce fimbriae and become less virulent as a consequence. What function has this pathogen lost?
A) the ability to adhere to cells of the body
B) the ability to move from one location in the body to another
C) the ability to produce an endotoxin
D) the ability to establish a latent infection
E) the ability to prevent phagocytes killing it
A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Invasion and Establishment of Microbes in Hosts: Infection
Learning Outcome: 14.8
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