Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 27, Problem 9MC
Of the following characteristics, which would contribute most to making a microorganism an effective biological warfare agent?
- a. is readily available in the environment
- b. can be spread by contact after original dissemination
- c. cannot be treated well outside of a hospital
- d. is easily identified by symptoms
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