Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134019192
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Whether current taxonomy will stay the same or not, except for the newly discovering organisms.
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Taxonomy is a Greek origin word. Taxis means “arrangement” and nomos means “law”. Taxonomy is the method of categorizing organisms in the hierarchy of rankings. The organisms are classified on the basis of their similarities and dissimilarities.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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