In which of the following situations would Koch's postulates be utilized?
A) determination of the cause of cancer in a patient
B) formulation of a vaccine against a new pathogen in a genetic engineering lab
C) whenever the scientific method is used to investigate a microbiological problem
D) determination of the cause of a patient's illness in a hospital microbiology lab
E) development of a new antibiotic in a pharmaceutical lab

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Koch's postulates are utilized in determining the cause of a patient's illness in a hospital microbiology lab. The postulates state that the cause of a disease must be isolated and grown in pure culture, the cultured microbe must be shown to cause disease when introduced to a healthy host, the microbe must then be re-isolated from the diseased host, and it must be shown that the cultured microbe is the same as the original microbe.

In Which of the Following Situations Would Koch's Postulates Be