Microbiology: A Systems Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22.1, Problem 2AYP
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The natural defenses present in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Gastrointestinal tract or digestive tract is responsible for ingesting and digesting the food, absorbing the nutrients, and eliminating the waste. The alimentary canal is the passage through which the food passes through our body. This includes mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
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Chapter 22 Solutions
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 22.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 22.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 22.2 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 22.2 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 22.3 - List the possible causative agents for the...Ch. 22.3 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 22.3 - Name one distinct feature for each of the acute...Ch. 22.3 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 22.3 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 22.3 - Differentiate among the main types of hepatitis...
Ch. 22.4 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 22.4 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 22.4 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 22.4 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 22.4 - Prob. 15AYPCh. 22.4 - Describe the type of disease caused by Trichinella...Ch. 22.4 - Prob. 17AYPCh. 22 - Food moves down the GI tract through the action of...Ch. 22 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 22 - Gastric ulcers are caused by a. Treponema...Ch. 22 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 22 - This microorganism is commonly associated with...Ch. 22 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 11TFCh. 22 - Giardia lamblia is a water-borne, flagellated...Ch. 22 - Prob. 13TFCh. 22 - Prob. 14TFCh. 22 - Enterobius vermicularis commonly known as the...Ch. 22 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 3CTQCh. 22 - a. Describe methods used to definitively diagnose...Ch. 22 - Prob. 5CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 1VCCh. 22 - Prob. 2VCCh. 22 - Prob. 1CM
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