Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 4MCQ
Summary Introduction
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Intracellular parasites are micro-parasites which are able to grow inside the host cell. They may be facultative, obligate which uses internal
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