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Chapter 14, Problem 2SA
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The three conditions that create opportunities for pathogens to become harmful in a humans.

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Symbiotic relationship is termed as living together. This associated relationship may exist for long or short while in some organisms. In some cases, the symbiotic relation turn into opportunistic infections to the second symbiont and it becomes host for the other.

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Modified MasteringMicrobiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

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