Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8.4, Problem 1.2RIA
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2. In the past, spoiled milk was responsible for a significant proportion of infant deaths. Why is untreated milk easily spoiled?
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Prescott's Microbiology
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