A Potential Antimicrobial Drug Is Tested and Found to Strip

Multiple Choice

A potential antimicrobial drug is tested and found to strip away the capsules made by certain pathogenic bacteria. How would this drug affect the bacteria's ability to cause disease?

A) The bacteria would be unable to acquire needed nutrients from the body.
B) The bacteria would only be able to colonize surface tissues and not penetrate more deeply.
C) The bacteria would be unable to survive inside the phagocyte.
D) The phagocytes would be better able to ingest the bacteria.
E) The bacteria would not be able to kill phagocytes.