Listeria virulence is directly related to its ability to

A. produce powerful toxins.
B. form very resistant endospores.
C. live within cells and thus avoid exposure to the immune system of its host.
D. move rapidly through the body using multiple flagella.
E. resist most antimicrobial agents.


Answer: C

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