Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 5MC
If you read that coliforms had been found in a lake, the report could have been referring to which of the following genera?
a)Bacteroides
b)Bifidobacterium
c)Clostridium
d)Escherichia
e)Streptococcus
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1. What kind of bacteria might compose the...Ch. 11 - What kind of bacterium might be responsible for...Ch. 11 -
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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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