Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 46, Problem 2CT
Assume that you isolated non—acid-fast, gram-positive, catalase-positive rods from your throat. Does this represent a disease state? Briefly explain.
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