A patient visits her doctor complaining of stomach cramps, vomiting, and nausea. When he takes a bacterial sample, he determines that Escherichia coli bacteria have used their ________ to attach to the cells lining her gastrointestinal tract
A) cilia
B) flagella
C) fimbriae
D) peptidoglycan
Answer: C
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