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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Schistosoma are the dioecious blood flukes that cause the disease schistosomiasis. It is usually acquired by coming in contact with untreated freshwater, as the cercariae larvae of this
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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