A clinical laboratory that identifies the bacterial agents that cause human disease would refer to Bergey's Manual of ______ Bacteriology for guidance in identification.

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Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology is used for the identification of bacterial species based on their physical and biochemical characteristics. It is commonly used by clinical laboratories as a reference for identifying human pathogens. Systematic and evolutionary bacteriology deal with the classification and evolution of bacteria rather than their identification, while classical bacteriology refers to the early history of microbiology and is not commonly used in modern laboratory settings.

A Clinical Laboratory That Identifies the Bacterial Agents That Cause