Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781119390114
Author: Black
Publisher: WILEY
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Why was the French microbiologists’ method of broth dilution inadequate for obtaining pure cultures of organisms?
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Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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