Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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Chapter 11, Problem 5Q
Summary Introduction
To explain:
The reason behind it is critical to have specific adhesive structures such as fimbriae for many bacteria.
Concept introduction:
Adhesion can be defined as the process by which microbes and pathogens foothold on tissues of the host. As a consequence of dependency of the adhesion between both host and pathogen, a specific type of pathogen is limited to a specific type of cells.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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