Listeria virulence is directly related to its ability to
A) produce powerful toxins.
B) form very resistant endospores.
C) live within cells and thus avoid exposure to the immune system of its host.
D) move rapidly through the body using multiple flagella.
E) resist most antimicrobial agents.

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Listeria's virulence is due to its intracellular lifestyle, which allows it to avoid host immune defenses and replicate inside host cells. It does not produce powerful toxins or form endospores, nor does it move rapidly using flagella or resist antimicrobial agents to a significant degree.

Listeria Virulence Is Directly Related to Its Ability to