Which of the following statements is true of selective toxicity?
A) Selective toxicity takes advantage of structural similarities between host and pathogen.
B) To be effective, an antimicrobial agent must be more toxic to the patient than the pathogen.
C) Selective toxicity takes advantage of differences in metabolic rates of the host and pathogen.
D) Selective toxicity damages only pathogenic bacteria and not beneficial bacteria.
E) Selective toxicity takes advantage of structural and/or metabolic differences between host and pathogen.
E
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Action
Learning Outcome: 10.3
You might also like to view...
Somatic cells of roundworms have four individual chromosomes per cell. How many chromosomes would you expect to find in an ovum from a roundworm?
A) four B) two C) eight D) a diploid number
Which of the following applies to bicarbonate in seawater?
1.acts as a buffer 2.formed from solution of CO2 3.helps maintain a stable environment for marine organisms 4.all of these
Four of the five blood types listed below are related
by a common feature. Select the exception. a. A b. B c. AB d. Rh+ e. O
An organelle found in the nucleus is known as a ____
a. nucleolus b. plastid c. vacuole d. microvillus e. basal body