Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The Bacillariophyta is a diatom and it is the major algae group particularly microalgae found in waterways, oceans, and soil. It is also a part of phytoplankton that feeds on many freshwater and marine organisms. It grows on floating debris, macrophytes, and benthic substrates.

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