The lowest number of pathogens or pathogen produced products that can be detected is a measure of __________.  

___________ can vary between strains of an organism depending on the ability to adhere, colonize, and invade a host.

Which of the following may play a significant role in the efficacy of a given immunotherapeutic treatment?

Receptors on the surface of pathogens that are made of glycoproteins and lipoproteins are called

Exotoxins classified as AB toxins damage cells by

Following exposure to a pathogen, events leading to disease—in the correct order—are

Which of the following techniques is especially useful in the detection of RNA viruses?

What is determined in a standard tube dilution procedure for antimicrobial susceptibility?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage that nucleic acid probes offer over immunological assays?

Which of the following is NOT a common antimicrobial drug resistance mechanism in pathogenic bacteria?