Practice mode Biology

Which statement about Robert Koch’s germ theory of disease is incorrect?

Correct answer C. The pure culture cannot produce the disease when inoculated into a susceptible animal, although the causative organism isolated from the pure culture can

Explanation

Koch's postulates require that the pure culture itself does cause the disease when given to a susceptible animal, so a statement saying it cannot is wrong.

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