The capsules of Streptococcus mutans, and the fimbriae of Neisseriae gonorrhoeae and enteropathogenic E.coli are examples of:
a. receptors
b. toxins
c. adhesins/ligands
d. cytokines
Answer: c. adhesins/ligands
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A. skin color B. familial hypercholesterolemia C. curly hair D. ABO blood type E. Tay-Sachs disease
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