6. Which of the following best describes how Clostridium perfringens evades destruction by neutrophils in patients with clostridial myonecrosis? A) Damaging neutrophil membranes by means of a membrane-damaging toxin B) Preventing contact with neutrophils by means of a polysaccharide capsule C) Preventing phagocytosis by disruption of neutrophil actin polymerization D) Survival in the cytoplasm of a neutrophil E) Survival in the phagosome of a macrophage
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02/08/06 - 01:37 PM
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Answer A.
The most important factor of virulence of C.perfrigens is alpha toxin, that is a phospholipase that causes alteration in membrane homeostasis
