Foundations in Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11.L1, Problem 1MCQ
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Microbicidal agents are those agents which have the potential to kill microbes.
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Foundations in Microbiology
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