Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that protects the body from infection and disease. It has three lines of defense system against pathogens- first, second and third line of defense system.

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