Multiple Choice
A strain of Vibrio cholerae has mutated and is no longer able to produce cholera toxin.What is the most likely outcome of infection with this strain?
A) The disease it produces will be very similar to that produced by toxin-producing strains.
B) It will not be able to survive transit through the stomach so no disease will result.
C) Without its toxin, it will not cause diarrhea.
D) Without its toxin, it will not be able to invade the intestinal epithelial cells and establish disease.
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