Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 27.2, Problem 8CC
Why is the X. nematophila–S. carpocapsae symbiosis considered a cooperation? What other types of microbial interactions are in play during the nematode life cycle?
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Prescott's Microbiology
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