Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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The “complement system” is a very important part of the immune system that enhances the “ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells” to inhibit the growth of microbes and damaged cells from an organism and attacks the “pathogen's cell membrane”.

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