EBK MICROBIOLOGY:W/DISEASES BY BODY...-
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ISBN: 9780134608242
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 9SA
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Contrast the way infections of Chlamydophila psittaci spread from the way C. pnemoniae spreads.
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Psittacosis is a lethal infection that is caused by the Chlamydophila psittaci, it infects humans from the infected pet birds. Chlamydophila psittaci and C. pneumoniae are the obligate anaerobic pleomorphic bacteria that can cause co-infection with each other.
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