Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The possible causative agents for each of the following infectious reproductive tract conditions: vaginitis, vaginosis, prostatitis, genital discharge disease, genital ulcer diseases, and wart diseases.

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Microorganisms are a living microscopic organism like bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses which are present either in the form of single-celled or clusters of cells. The human body is occupied with various nonpathogenic strains of normal microflora which prevents the entry of pathogenic microbes. Any deviation from the normal living condition of microflora results in the reduction of their population that could lead to various diseases.

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