Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
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Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Why are Giardia and Trypanosoma not classified into the same phylum? Which two genera in this exercise are most closely related?
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