29. What term best describes a fly that picks up Salmonella from dog feces and transfers it to a bowl of coleslaw at a picnic? A. biological vector B. mechanical vector C. final host D. intermediate host 30. The baby pictured above likely ingested "droopy" paralysis. A. tetanus endospores D. botulism endospores B. Staph emesis toxin E. alpha hemolysin which resulted in a form of C. diphtheria toxin

29. What term best describes a fly that picks up Salmonella from dog feces and transfers it to a bowl of coleslaw at a picnic? A. biological vector B. mechanical vector C. final host D. intermediate host 30. The baby pictured above likely ingested "droopy" paralysis. A. tetanus endospores D. botulism endospores B. Staph emesis toxin E. alpha hemolysin which resulted in a form of C. diphtheria toxin

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter17: Bacterial And Viral Genetics

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