EP MICROBIOLOGY:W/DISEASES BY..-MOD.ACC
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ISBN: 9780134607894
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON CO
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The possible ways the new chemotherapeutic drug acts selectively in killing the bacterial cells without harming the human.
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The antimicrobial drugs are chemicals that act against bacteria to eradicate them. One of the basic principles of the drug that are used should effectively eradicate the microbes without harming the humans.
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EP MICROBIOLOGY:W/DISEASES BY..-MOD.ACC
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