Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Difference between the various types of reservoirs, providing examples of each.

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A group of organisms or the particular environment, in which, an infectious causative agent grow and proliferate in a natural way. A living host of some species is called a reservoir that can be an animal, plant or human. The pathogen can survive inside a reservoir. The natural reservoir can be classified into three types that are a human reservoir, non-human or animal reservoir, and an environmental reservoir.

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