Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Some of the bacteria enclose themselves by capsules formed of polysaccharides called encapsulated. These encapsulated stains of the bacteria are more virulent and resistant to intracellular killing than non-encapsulated stains.

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