Why Did the Mice Become Ill When Injected with a Mixture

Why did the mice become ill when injected with a mixture of dead S bacteria and live,capsuleless R bacteria?

A) RNA was passed from the live R bacteria to the dead S bacteria,bringing them back to life.
B) RNA was passed from the dead virulent S bacteria to the live nonvirulent R bacteria.
C) DNA was passed from the dead virulent S bacteria to the live nonvirulent R bacteria.
D) Protein was passed from the dead virulent S bacteria to the live nonvirulent R bacteria.
E) The virulent S bacteria were not 100% dead and so were still able to make the mice ill.