Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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An experiment that can be proposed and performed with mutant strains of Caulobacter in order to test the requirement of proteins for one of the cell changes in the provided case.
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The bacterium Caulobacter crescentus is a unicellular, gram-negative bacteria. This bacterium is generally found in streams, lakes, oceans, and freshwater. This bacterium is useful for studying cell cycle regulation, cell differentiation, and asymmetric type of cell division. It resembles a rod in its shape.
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