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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Chapter 24, Problem 9MC
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The poxviruses are large sized, enveloped, and double stranded DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) viruses. The viruses replicate in the cytoplasm of host cells. They carry specific surface proteins which are most likely to attach to the cell surface.
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