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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Chapter 17, Problem 9Q
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The expectations what will happen to the geographical distributions of Coccidioides cases over the next
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Coccidioides strain causes meningitis with inflammation of brain tissues. It is a strain of
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