Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The bile salts and their effects on the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
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The composition of a bacterial cell and the cells of other organisms resembles in several aspects. The basic
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