Which of the Following Strategies Is Used by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies is used by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis, to avoid being destroyed by phagocytosis?

A) The bacterium crystallizes the enzymes in the phagolysosome.
B) The bacterium inhibits fusion of the phagosome with a lysosome.
C) The bacterium allows fusion with the lysosome, but neither the acidic pH nor the lysosomal enzymes can destroy it.
D) The bacterium produces proteins that destroy lysosomal membrane integrity so that the bacterium can escape into the cell cytosol.
E) The bacterium neutralizes the enzymes in the lysosome.