Which one of the following statements is NOT one of Koch's postulates?

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Koch's postulates are a set of four criteria that must be met to establish a causative relationship between a microbe and a disease. These postulates include (A) identifying the suspected microbe in every person with the disease, (B) isolating the suspected microbe in pure culture, (D) inoculating the isolated microbe into a susceptible host to see if it causes the disease, and (E) recovering the microbe from the experimentally inoculated host. Identifying virulence factors from the isolated microbe is not part of Koch's postulates.

Which One of the Following Statements Is NOT One of Koch's