Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 6MCQ
You microscopically examine scrapings from a case of Acan-thamoeba keratitis. You expect to see
- a. nothing.
- b. viruses.
- c. gram-positive cocci.
- d. eukaryotic cells.
- e. gram-negative cocci.
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