Which type of interaction best characterizes a disease-causing bacterium?
A) Carnivory, because the bacterium consumes its prey
B) Herbivory, because bacteria only cause plant diseases
C) Commensalism, because diseases are necessary for survival
D) Parasitism, because it lives in and does not consume its host
E) Amensalism, because the interaction is not a trophic interaction

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Parasitism best characterizes a disease-causing bacterium because it lives in and harms its host, but does not consume it entirely.

Which Type of Interaction Best Characterizes a Disease-Causing Bacterium