Infection by a Bacterium That Has Elements on Its Surface

Infection by a bacterium that has elements on its surface that enhance its resistance to lysozyme will likely result in

A) destruction of the bacterium by natural killer cells.
B) successful reproduction of the bacterium and continued progression of the disease.
C) the infected individual's humoral immunity becoming the only route of infection response.
D) lymphocytes having an increased ability to attack the bacterium.