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nadiabarati
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A 50-year-old man who recently immigrated to the USA from Russia develops fever, swelling of the neck, and difficulty swallowing. His vaccination history is uncertain. Examination of the throat shows a gray membrane across the pharynx. The pathogen responsible for this infection most likely acquires its virulence through which of the following genetic events?
A) Acquisition of a transposon
B) Chromosomal mutation
C) Conjugation
D) Recombination
E) Transduction
E?
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| robin082006
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E
this patient has Diphtheria in fection
Remember OBED
O: O antigen of Salmonella
B: Botulium toxin
E: Erythrogenic toxin of S.Pyogenes
D: Diphtheria toxin
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