Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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Author: ROBERT BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 13, Problem 1MC
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The acellular organisms are capable of invading a host cell and cause infections. Some of the acellualar organisms are viruses and prions. Cell walls are absent in acellular organism, yet they have a protein coat called as capsids. They do not have cell organelles, but only have genetic material. They are called as acellular because they do not show signs of life outside a host cell.
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