Listeria monocytogenes is phagocytosed by host epithelial cells but escapes the phagosome into the cytosol, where it replicates and spreads cell-to-cell using host actin. What is the primary advantage of this intracellular lifestyle?

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Listeria monocytogenes  is phagocytosed by host epithelial cells but escapes the phagosome into the cytosol, where it replicates and spreads cell-to-cell using host actin. What is the primary advantage of this intracellular lifestyle?

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It avoids detection by extracellular immune effectors.

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It increases exposure to host antibodies and complement.

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It promotes formation of membrane attack complexes on the host cell.

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It enhances opsonisation on the bacterial cell surface.

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