Endospores Represent a Challenge to the Fields of Industrial and Medical

Multiple Choice

Endospores represent a challenge to the fields of industrial and medical microbiology because

A) they are resistant to harsh environments,thus allowing survival of endospore-forming organisms under conditions in which non-endospore-forming cells would not survive.
B) endospore-forming organisms are often dangerous pathogens.
C) endospores are significantly smaller than vegetative cells.
D) endospores are resistant to harsh environments,thus allowing survival of endospore-forming organisms under conditions in which non-endospore-forming cells would not survive,and endospore-forming organisms are often dangerous pathogens.