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A. Pili mediate the interaction of bacteria with mucosal epithelium
B. Polysaccharide capsules retard phagocytosis
C. Both gram-negative rods and cocci have lipopolysaccharide in their cell wall
D. Bacterial flagella are non-antigenic in humans because they closely resemble human flagella


Ans: D. Bacterial flagella are non-antigenic in humans because they closely resemble human flagella

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