Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 3.6, Problem 2TQ
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The reason behind the absence of flagella in Salmonella and E. coli strain is used for the in vivo genetic research and the ways to maintain a motile strain.
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The microbial subtype or
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