Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 14CT
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The suitable membrane filters that separate bacteria from virus in the solution by a virologist.
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Without any use of heat or chemicals, the microbes can be eliminated or controlled or stored by the means of filtration. The filters contain membranous sieves, which will entrap the microbes. The pore size of the filters will range from 0.2 µm to 2µm, which can also filter most of the viruses.
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