Following up on your answer to question 1, explain how the results of each technique covered in this chapter could disprove the involvement of host factor X in the response to infection by a...

Following up on your answer to question 1, explain how the results of each technique covered in this chapter could disprove the involvement of host factor X in the response to infection by a particular bacterial pathogen.

question 1

What sort of host factors might be expected to influence the evolution of a pathogen? Explain briefly how each of the techniques described in this chapter could be used to probe the role of a newly discovered host factor (factor X) in the infection process.