Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary Introduction
To review:
The following:
1. The discovery of cells smaller in size than 0.2µm (micrometer).
2. The factors determining the minimum size of cells.
Introduction:
Microorganisms cannot be seen by naked eyes. Microbes may exist in a free-living form or in the form of a colony where numerous cells aggregate together. Microorganisms are quite diverse as they include bacteria,
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