Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 12MC
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Poxviruses are large sized, enveloped, and double stranded DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) viruses. The viruses replicate in the cytoplasm of host cells. The large size of pox viruses makes them suitable for vaccination and gene delivery for gene therapy.
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Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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Ch. 24 - Prob. 11MCCh. 24 - Prob. 12MCCh. 24 - Prob. 13MCCh. 24 - Prob. 14MCCh. 24 - Epstein-Barr virus ________. a. can be...Ch. 24 - Prob. 1VICh. 24 - Prob. 2VICh. 24 - Prob. 1SACh. 24 - Prob. 2SACh. 24 - Prob. 3SACh. 24 - Prob. 4SACh. 24 - Prob. 5SACh. 24 - Prob. 1MCh. 24 - Most DNA viruses replicate within nuclei of host...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2CTCh. 24 - Prob. 3CTCh. 24 - Prob. 4CTCh. 24 - Prob. 5CTCh. 24 - Prob. 6CTCh. 24 - After a patient complains that his eyes are...Ch. 24 - Prob. 1CMCh. 24 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 24 - Prob. 2TMWCh. 24 - Why is more likely that double-stranded DNA...Ch. 24 - Prob. 4TMWCh. 24 - Prob. 5TMWCh. 24 - Why are children with fifth disease often reported...Ch. 24 - The Davises were excited about their newborn twin...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2CCSCh. 24 - Prob. 3CCSCh. 24 - Prob. 1EDCS
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