Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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BCG is also known as“Bacillus Calmette Guerin”. It contains attenuated antigens of bacteria which are used during infection inside the human body. It causes activation of the immune system.

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