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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Chapter 11, Problem 1A
Summary Introduction
To analyze:
The reason for concern of regulatory authorities about presence of coliforms in the drinking water with respect to argument made by a student that this concern makes no sense as coliforms are harmless members of our microbiota.
Introduction:
The bacteria that are present inside the body of the higher animals like humans are called as enterobacteria or entries. They are members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. They are found mainly in the intestinal tracts of human
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Chapter 11 Solutions
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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1. What kind of bacteria might compose the...Ch. 11 - What kind of bacterium might be responsible for...Ch. 11 -
3. Give three examples of energy sources used by...Ch. 11 - Name two genera of endospore-forming bacteria. How...Ch. 11 - How is the life cycle of Epulopiscium species...Ch. 11 -
6. What unique motility structure characterizes...Ch. 11 - In what way does the metabolism of Streptococcus...Ch. 11 - How have species of Streptomyces contributed to...Ch. 11 - What characteristics of Azotobacter species...Ch. 11 - Compare and contrast the relationships of...
Ch. 11 - A catalase-negative colony growing on a plate that...Ch. 11 - All of the following genera are spirochetes except...Ch. 11 - If you examined the acidic runoff from a coal...Ch. 11 -
4. The dormant forms of which of the following...Ch. 11 -
5. If you read that coliforms had been found in a...Ch. 11 - Which of the following genera preys on other...Ch. 11 -
7. All of the following genera are obligate...Ch. 11 - Prob. 8MCCh. 11 - Prob. 9MCCh. 11 -
10. Thermoplasma and Picrophilus grow best in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1ACh. 11 - A friend who has lakefront property and cherishes...Ch. 11 - Soil often goes through periods of extreme dryness...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2CT
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