Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Which of the following is the newest taxonomic unit?
a) Strain
b) Family
c) Order
d) Species
e) Domain
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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Ch. 10 - Name and describe the three areas of taxonomy.Ch. 10 -
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3. Describe how a dichotomous key is used when...Ch. 10 - Why is MALDI-TOF MS particularly important in...Ch. 10 -
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6. Explain how signature sequences are used in...Ch. 10 - Describe the function of PulseNet.Ch. 10 - What is a phylogenetic tree?Ch. 10 - Prob. 9SACh. 10 - Describe how the GC content of DNA can be...
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3. The “breath test” for Helicobacter pylori...Ch. 10 - The “O157:H7” of E. coli O157:H7 refers to the a)...Ch. 10 - When hydrogen peroxide is placed on a colony of an...Ch. 10 - Which of the following is best to use for...Ch. 10 - If the GC content of two organisms is 70%, the a)...Ch. 10 - If two microbial isolates have similar but...Ch. 10 - The sequence of which ribosomal genes are most...Ch. 10 - Which of the following is false? a)Tropheryma...Ch. 10 -
1. Microbiologists debate the use of biochemical...Ch. 10 - A researcher interested in investigating the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1CTCh. 10 - When DNA probes are used to detect specific...
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