Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781118743164
Author: Jacquelyn G. Black, Laura J. Black
Publisher: WILEY
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of observing living-specimen slides and heat-fixed-specimen slides of microorganisms?
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