Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 35.1, Problem 4CC
What is an obligate intracellular pathogen? How might it survive?
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 35.1 - MICRO INQUIRY During which stages does the host...Ch. 35.1 - Define infection, infectious disease,...Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 35.1 - What are some important characteristics of a...Ch. 35.1 - What is an obligate intracellular pathogen? How...Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 5CCCh. 35.1 - Prob. 6CCCh. 35.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 35.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 35.2 - Define droplet nuclei, vehicle, fomite, and...
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