Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13.2, Problem 4AYP
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Some of the variables that influence whether a microbe will cause disease in a particular host.

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The microbe will cause disease or not depends on the variables. These variables include the entry of microbe, the percentage of optimal infectious dose, correct portal of entry and the genes which resist the microbe.

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