Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 40.5, Problem 1MI
Upon entry into the human host by the nose or mouth, where do T. gondii colonize?
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Prescott's Microbiology
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