Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective

Ch. 10 - Name and describe the three areas of taxonomy.Ch. 10 - 2. Explain the basis for the three-domain systems...Ch. 10 - 3. Describe how a dichotomous key is used when...Ch. 10 - Why is MALDI-TOF MS particularly important in...Ch. 10 - 5. Describe the difference between using a probe...Ch. 10 - 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...
Ch. 10 - Which of the following is the newest taxonomic...Ch. 10 - 2. If an acid-fast bacterium is detected in a...Ch. 10 - 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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