Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13.2, Problem 11ELO
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After penetrating in adequate number, the microbe gets established into the host cell by the process of adhesion. This is a prerequisite for the infection as body keeps flushing out microbes.
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