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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Legionellosis or Legionaries disease is a condition of fever, chills, cough and headache. It causes inflammation and organ involvement are liver, kidney and CNS. Pneumonia occurs in some patients.
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Microbiology: An Introduction
Ch. 18 - Which could cause the disease it is supposed to...Ch. 18 - Define the following terms, and give an example of...Ch. 18 - DRAW IT Label the components of the direct and...Ch. 18 - How are monoclonal antibodies produced? What is...Ch. 18 - Explain the effects of excess antigen and antibody...Ch. 18 - Prob. 6RCh. 18 - How does the antigen in an agglutination reaction...Ch. 18 - Match the following serological tests in column A...Ch. 18 - Prob. 9RCh. 18 - Prob. 10R
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