Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134019192
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 10MC
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Viruses infect wide variety of species including animals, plants and humans. There are some diseases which are transmitted to humans through infected animals. There are many different infectious species of animals that transmit disease to humans.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
Ch. 25 - Prob. 1MCCh. 25 - What do viruses in the families Picornaviridae,...Ch. 25 - Prob. 3MCCh. 25 - Prob. 4MCCh. 25 - Prob. 5MCCh. 25 - Prob. 6MCCh. 25 - Prob. 7MCCh. 25 - Prob. 8MCCh. 25 - Prob. 9MCCh. 25 - Prob. 10MC
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