Brock Biology of Microbiology - Modern MasteringBiology
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ISBN: 9780134602325
Author: MADIGAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Q How do microbial diversity and abundance vary along the length of the gastrointestinal tract?
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Ch. 24.1 - Which major body sites are heavily colonized by...Ch. 24.1 - What methods have been used to assess the human...Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 3MQCh. 24.1 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.2 - How does the general metabolism of microorganisms...Ch. 24.2 - What is an enterotype?Ch. 24.2 - QHow do microbial diversity and abundance vary...Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.3 - Identify the major microbes that predominate in...Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 3MQ
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