Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Chapter 10, Problem 9MC
The sequence of which ribosomal genes are most commonly used for establishing phylogenetic relatedness?
a) 5S
b) 16S
c) 23S
d) All of these are commonly used.
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Ch. 10 - Name and describe the three areas of taxonomy.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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