Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 4MCQ
Rabbit fever is caused by
- a. Yersinia pestis.
- b. Francisella tularensis.
- c. Borrelia burgdorferi.
- d. Chlamydia bwmyensis.
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