Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781260163698
Author: Cowan
Publisher: MCG
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The way by which normal microbiota contribute to the first line of defense with two examples.

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Microbiota is a class of microbes present in the gut of the humans. They perform barrier effects in the immune system and come under the first line of the defense system.

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