Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 13MC
Endospores ________________.
- a. are reproductive structures of some bacteria
- b. occur in some archaea
- c. can cause shock, fever, and inflammation
- d. are dormant, resistant cells
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