EBK BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
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ISBN: 8220103633352
Author: Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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What are some of the remarkable properties that allow Deinococcus to survive exposure to massive doses of radiation?
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EBK BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
Ch. 16.1 - What are some ways in which Wolbachia species can...Ch. 16.1 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.1 - Which genera of Alphaproteobacteria are known to...Ch. 16.2 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.2 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.2 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.3 - What is the catalase test? What catalase reaction...Ch. 16.4 - What species of Pseudomonas is a common cause of...
Ch. 16.4 - What major characteristic could be used to...Ch. 16.4 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.5 - What four metabolic traits are most common in...Ch. 16.5 - Why is Wolinella physiologically unusual among the...Ch. 16.5 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.6 - How can Streptococcus pyogenes be distinguished...Ch. 16.6 - What is the difference between homofermentative...Ch. 16.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.7 - What characteristics differentiate Sarcina from...Ch. 16.7 - What characteristics of Listeria make it a...Ch. 16.8 - What is the major physiological distinction...Ch. 16.8 - What is the crystalline protein made by Bacillus...Ch. 16.8 - What is a good strategy for isolating...Ch. 16.9 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.9 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.10 - What is snapping division and what organism...Ch. 16.10 - What organism is involved in the production of...Ch. 16.10 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.11 - What is mycolic acid, and what properties does...Ch. 16.11 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.12 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.12 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.12 - How are the spares of streptomycetes different...Ch. 16.13 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.13 - What species of Bacteroidetes is most abundant in...Ch. 16.14 - Describe a method for isolating Cytophaga species...Ch. 16.14 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.14 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.15 - How are Chlamydia and Mycoplasma (Section 16.9)...Ch. 16.15 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.15 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.16 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.16 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.16 - What are two types of intracellular compartments...Ch. 16.17 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.17 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.18 - What is unique about the genome of Thermotoga and...Ch. 16.18 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.19 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.19 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16.20 - Describe a commercial application of Thermus...Ch. 16.20 - Describe an unusual biological feature of...Ch. 16.20 - What are some of the remarkable properties that...Ch. 16.21 - Prob. 1MQCh. 16.21 - Prob. 2MQCh. 16.21 - Prob. 3MQCh. 16.21 - Prob. 1CRCh. 16 - Enteric bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, and...Ch. 16 - Microorganisms can have a variety of different...
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