Question 31

(Multiple Choice)

A 9-year-old girl presents with bloody diarrhea following a neighborhood barbeque. Her mother said the hamburgers were undercooked. Ultimately, a diagnosis of O157 strain of E. coli is made. Where are the O antigens found? In


A) Capsule
B) Lipopolysaccharide
C) Lipoprotein
D) Mesosome
E) Peptidoglycan
F) Teichoic acid

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