Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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NAME IT This organism causes meningitis and is transmitted mainly by the inhalation of dried, contaminated bird droppings . Infections are treating with amphotericin B and flucytosine.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Ch. 22 - If Clostridium tetani is relatively sensitive to...Ch. 22 - Prob. 2RCh. 22 - Prob. 3RCh. 22 - Prob. 4RCh. 22 - Prob. 5RCh. 22 - Prob. 6RCh. 22 - Prob. 7RCh. 22 - Prob. 8RCh. 22 - Provide evidence that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is...Ch. 22 - NAME IT This organism causes meningitis and is...
Ch. 22 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 22 - Microscopic examination of cerebrospinal fluid...Ch. 22 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 1ACh. 22 - Prob. 2ACh. 22 - Prob. 1CAECh. 22 - Prob. 2CAECh. 22 - Prob. 3CAE
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