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 microbes who take advantage of certain opportunities (like weak immune system) to cause diseases are called opportunistic pathogens and the diseases caused are called opportunistic diseases. The fungi which cause these opportunistic infections are called Opportunistic fungal infection.

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