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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Infections are defined as the effect of foreign organisms such as microorganisms into the body of organisms. There are six types of infections such as bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic and prion infections. Infections are classified on the basis of their causal agents.

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