Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134151441
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Seaweed is the term given to the numerous species of marine flora and fauna that can grow on the oceans as well as in lakes and rivers. These are the undesirable plants that grow on host plants and harm the host by feeding on them. This is the reason they are named as seaweed.
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