Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, Books a la Carte Edition (4th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, Books a la Carte Edition (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321943682
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Microbes that exist in nature lead different mode of lifestyles. Some are free living, some may be parasitic and some are mutualistic. Microbial pathogens cause dreadful diseases in host organisms like plants, animals, and humans. They invade the host organism through a mode of parasitic infection, which later develops and multiplies. The infection eventually causes disease and makes the host to fall ill.

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