Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The comparison of different cycles involved of carbon dioxide fixation and the classes of organism that conduct these cycles.
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The process of carbon fixation or carbon assimilation involves the conversion of inorganic carbon, which is carbon dioxide into organic compounds by living entities. Photosynthesis is a process where the carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere is converted into glucose in the presence of sunlight.
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