7. The ability of some microbes, such as Trypanosoma or Giardia to alter their surface molecules and evade destruction by the host's antibodies is called: cytopathic effect lysogenic conversion antigenic variation

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7. The ability of some microbes, such as Trypanosoma or Giardia to alter their surface molecules and evade destruction by the host's antibodies is called:

cytopathic effect

lysogenic conversion

antigenic variation

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