Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 2CT
Is desiccation the only antimicrobial effect operating when grapes are dried in the sun to make raisins? Explain.
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