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A Streptococcus pneumoniae mutant does not produce a capsule. What will be the most likely result of this mutation if the bacteria infect a host?Choose one:A. Without the capsule, the bacteria no longer produce MAMPs and so will escape detection by the host's immune system.B. The loss of the capsule will protect the bacteria from the oxidative burst in the phagolysosome and allow them to survive within phagocytes.C. Without the capsule, opsonization of the mutant will not be required for host macrophages to ingest the microbe, making it less pathogenic.D. Without the capsule, the bacteria are more likely to cause septicemia (an infection of the blood) because they will enter the blood by extravasation more easily than encapsulated bacteria.
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