Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 7R
List the causative agent, mode of transmission, and endemic area for the diseases histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, and Pneumocystis pneumonia.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Ch. 24 - DRAW IT Show the locations of the following...Ch. 24 - Compare and contrast mycoplasmal pneumonia and...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3RCh. 24 - Complete the following table.Ch. 24 - Under what conditions can the saprophytes...Ch. 24 - Prob. 6RCh. 24 - List the causative agent, mode of transmission,...Ch. 24 - Prob. 8RCh. 24 - Prob. 9RCh. 24 - Prob. 10R
Ch. 24 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 24 - No bacterial pathogen can be isolated from the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 24 - Match the following choices to the culture...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 24 - Match the following choices to the culture...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 1ACh. 24 - Prob. 2ACh. 24 - Prob. 3ACh. 24 - In August, a 24-year-old man from Virginia...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2CAECh. 24 - Prob. 3CAE
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