,The Short Textbook of
Medical
Microbiology
(Including Parasitology)
, The Short Textbook of
Medical
Microbiology
(Including Parasitology)
Tenth Edition
Satish Gupte MD
Professor and Head
Department of Microbiology
Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital
Ramnagar (Banur), Distt. Patiala. (Punjab)
Ex-Professor and Head
Department of Microbiology
Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Bathinda (Punjab)
and
Govt. Medical College and Associated Hospitals
Jammu 180001, J & K, India
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