Foundations in Microbiology
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Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18.3, Problem 12CYP
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The epidemiology and pathology of medically important organisms in the genera Moraxella and Acinetobacter.
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Moraxella and Acinetobacter are two other genera of cocci and coccobacilli, apart from Neisseria, that have two clinically significant pathogenic species.
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