Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Summary Introduction

To explain:

The reason as to why scientists use metric as unit instead of English units.

Introduction:

The microbes are so small and to measure them metric units are used. English units contain feet and miles as their measurement units of length, which are used to measure large proportion of length or area.

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