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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The defense systems present in organisms contain innate, non-specific, acquired, and specific response. The three lines of defense system are first line, second line and third line of defense system.

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