Microbiology: An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 7MCQ
In 1884. Elie Metchnikoff observed blood cells collected around a splinter inserted in a sea star embryo. This was the discovery of
- a. blood cells.
- b. sea stars.
- c. phagocytosis.
- d. immunity.
- e. none of the above
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