Pearson eText Microbiology: An Introduction -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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ISBN: 9780135789377
Author: Gerard Tortora, Berdell Funke
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 10, Problem 2CAE
Summary Introduction
Introduction:
Microbial infection causes dreadful diseases to human kind and treatment with right drug cures it.
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A 6 year-old girl was admitted to a hospital with endocarditis. In hospital lab this patient is wrongly diagnosed as Corynebacterium xerosis. But her sample is tested in other lab it is diagnosed as Corynebacterium diphtheria. She was died after 6 weeks from the appointment to the hospital.
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Pearson eText Microbiology: An Introduction -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Ch. 10 - Which of the following organisms are most closely...Ch. 10 - Here is some additional information on the...Ch. 10 - DRAW IT Use the additional information below to...Ch. 10 - DRAW IT Use the information in the table below to...Ch. 10 - NAME IT Use the key in the Applications of...Ch. 10 - Sergeys Manual of Systematic Bactenoiogy differs...Ch. 10 - Bacillus and Lactobacillus are not in the same...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 10 - Which of the following is false about scientific...Ch. 10 - You could identify an unknown bacterium by all of...
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