PRESCOTTS GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
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Author: WILLEY
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 2CC
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2. Archaea was first defined as a distinct taxon by comparisons of ribosomal RNA sequences. Identify two other molecules that could be used to determine if a microbe having a typical prokaryotic architecture is a bacterium or an archaeon.
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