Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 28.2, Problem 1TQ
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The organism by the given data.
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A boil is also called a furuncle that is a resultant of hair follicle or oil gland infection. This is a kind of bacteria infection. The area of the skin that gets affected by bacteria turns red initially followed by a lump that develops in that region. In several days, the pus also gets collected in the infected region.
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