Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 5MCQ
An example of lysogeny in animals could be
- a. slow viral infections.
- b. latent viral infections.
- c. T-even bacteriophages.
- d. infections resulting in cell death.
- e. none of the above
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