Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 6MC
Which name is written correctly?
a) staphylococcus aureus
b) escherichia Coli
c) Staphylococcus epidermidis
d) bacillus Anthracis
e) Clostridium Botulinum
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