Bacterial defenses against cellular infection include: (Select all that apply)

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Bacterial defenses against cellular infection include the CRISPR-Cas system and the production of restriction-methylation systems. These two mechanisms help protect bacteria from viruses and other foreign genetic material. Latency of some bacterial cells within host tissues and the ability to destroy immune defenses in the host are strategies that pathogens use to establish chronic infections. Production of exotoxin released from its Gram positive cell wall is a virulence factor used by some bacteria to cause damage to host tissues.

Bacterial Defenses Against Cellular Infection Include: (Select All That Apply)