Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19.9, Problem 1MQ
- What did the Deepwater Horizon spill tell us about how mixed hydrocarbons are degraded in nature?
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Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.1 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.1 - Prob. 3MQCh. 19.2 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.2 - What is a biogeochemical cycle? Give an example...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.4 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.4 - Prob. 3MQ
Ch. 19.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.5 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.6 - Which phylum of Bacteria dominates bacterial...Ch. 19.6 - What factors govern the extent and type of...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 3MQCh. 19.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.7 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.8 - Prob. 3MQCh. 19.9 - What did the Deepwater Horizon spill tell us about...Ch. 19.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.9 - Prob. 3MQCh. 19.10 - How does Ostreococcus differ from Prochlorococcus?...Ch. 19.10 - How does the organism Prochlorococcus contribute...Ch. 19.10 - How does Roseobacter differ from Prochlorococcus?Ch. 19.11 - What is proteorhodopsin and why is it so named?...Ch. 19.11 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.11 - Prob. 3MQCh. 19.12 - Prob. 1MQCh. 19.12 - What molecular adaptations are found in...Ch. 19.12 - Prob. 3MQCh. 19.13 - How does a warm hydrothermal vent differ from a...Ch. 19.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 19.13 - Prob. 3MQCh. 19 - Prob. 1RQCh. 19 - Prob. 2RQCh. 19 - Prob. 3RQCh. 19 - Prob. 4RQCh. 19 - Prob. 5RQCh. 19 - Prob. 6RQCh. 19 - In what soil horizon are microbial numbers and...Ch. 19 - Prob. 8RQCh. 19 - Prob. 9RQCh. 19 - Prob. 10RQCh. 19 - Prob. 11RQCh. 19 - Prob. 12RQCh. 19 - Prob. 13RQCh. 19 - REVIEW QUESTIONS
14. What is the difference...Ch. 19 - Prob. 15RQCh. 19 - Prob. 1AQCh. 19 - Prob. 2AQCh. 19 - Global warming has been suggested to result in...
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