Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 7MCQ
The definitive host for Plasmodium vivax is
- a. human.
- b. Anopheles.
- c. a sporocyte.
- d. a gametocyte.
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