You Have Found a Mutant of Streptococcus Pneumoniae That Has

Multiple Choice

You have found a mutant of Streptococcus pneumoniae that has lost the ability to produce a capsule.If you inject this strain into a population of healthy mice, what prediction can you make about the consequences?

A) The mice will get a severe case of pneumonia and recover.
B) The mice will remain healthy.
C) The mice will die of pneumonia.
D) The infection will respond to antiviral medication.