Self Quiz for Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Promote Colonization of the Host
5. The Ability to Resist Innate Immune Defenses such as Phagocytosis and Complement
c. The Ability to Resist Phagocytic Destruction

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1. State 4 different ways bacteria might be able to resist phagocytic destruction once engulfed. (ans)

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Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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