niti
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Which of the following is not one of Koch's postulates?
A. The organism is regularly found in lesions of the disease
B. The organism can be isolated from diseased tissues in pure culture on artificial media
C. Inoculation of this pure culture produces a similar disease in experimental animals
D. Treatment of the disease with a broad spectrum oral antimicrobial dependably eradicates the organism and cures the disease
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| bactitech
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D - antibiotics weren't around when Robert Koch formed his postulates in the 1880's.
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