A Scientist Collects Grass Clippings to Find the Source of an Outbreak

question 45

Multiple Choice

A scientist collects grass clippings to find the source of an outbreak of tularemia is an example of working in the field of

• A)food microbiology.
• B)epidemiology.
• C)agricultural microbiology.
• D)genetic engineering.
• E)biotechnology.

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Definitions:

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