Bacteria may survive phagocytosis by
A) preventing fusion of the lysosome with the phagosome AND mimicking host molecules.
B) avoiding recognition and attachment of lymphocytes AND lysing the phagosome.
C) lysing the phagosome AND mimicking host molecules.
D) preventing encounters with phagocytes AND preventing fusion of two phagosomes.
E) preventing fusion of the lysosome with the phagosome AND lysing the phagosome.

Question

Bacteria may survive phagocytosis by
A) preventing fusion of the lysosome with the phagosome AND mimicking host molecules.
B) avoiding recognition and attachment of lymphocytes AND lysing the phagosome.
C) lysing the phagosome AND mimicking host molecules.
D) preventing encounters with phagocytes AND preventing fusion of two phagosomes.
E) preventing fusion of the lysosome with the phagosome AND lysing the phagosome.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Bacteria can evade destruction by phagocytes through mechanisms such as preventing the fusion of the lysosome with the phagosome, which would normally lead to the digestion of the bacterium, and by lysing the phagosome, thereby escaping into the cytoplasm of the host cell.

Bacteria May Survive Phagocytosis by