Which of the following is a reason that specific pathogens tend to infect specific tissues? Most tissues are resistant to microbial exotoxins   There are chemical and physical differences between tissues.   Microbes preferentially target external tissues, such as skin, as the environment is more favorable for their growth than inside the body.   Tissues with neutral pH are colonized but those with acidic or alkaline pH are not.

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