Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Edition
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134626109
Author: MADIGAN, Michael T.
Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
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Chapter 2.13, Problem 1CR
In a few sentences, explain how a swimming bacterium is able to sense the direction of an attractant and move toward it. In the experiment described in Figure 2.43, what is the control and why is it essential?
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