Which of the following hemolysins is a phospholipase?
A) lecithinase
B) Streptolysin-O
C) Staphylococcal -toxin
D) leukocidin
Answer: A
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A. stabilizing B. directional C. disruptive D. balanced E. negative frequency dependent
Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas, air conditioners, cooling towers, and supermarket vegetable misters?
A. Pertussis B. Legionellosis C. Brucellosis D. Traveler's diarrhea E. Plague
Fishes' lateral line is comprised of multiple ____ that allow fish to detect vibrations and water currents
a. statoliths b. neuromasts c. statocysts d. stereocilia e. cupulas
The production of second messengers in signal transduction offers at least two advantages, speed and
A. reversibility. B. amplification. C. one-to-one stoichiometry. D. specificity. E. affinity.