Occasionally, one will hear the expression that a microbe has become immune to a drug. a. What
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a. What is a better way to explain what is happening?
b. Explain a simple test one could do to determine if drug resistance was developing in a culture.
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Foundations in Microbiology
ISBN: 978-0073375298
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Authors: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess
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