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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Chapter 43.1, Problem 1RIA
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Water is an essential and fundamental right for all but still, more than 2 billion people do not have access to fresh, clean and drinkable water. It is important to monitor water for purity as it might contain bacterial, viral or protozoan pathogens. Impurities in water are present because of animal waste and human waste and it is transmitted to human beings either by drinking or consuming seafood which behaves like a vector of diseases. Therefore, water purification is essential to control disease transmission.
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 43.1 - MICRO INQUIRY What is the difference between...Ch. 43.1 - Prob. 1RIACh. 43.1 - Prob. 2RIACh. 43.1 - Prob. 3RIACh. 43.1 - Prob. 4RIACh. 43.1 - Why do you think workers who perform these tests...Ch. 43.2 - Prob. 1MICh. 43.2 - Prob. 2MICh. 43.2 - Prob. 3MICh. 43.2 - Explain how primary, secondary, and tertiary...
Ch. 43.2 - Prob. 1.2RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 1.3RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 1.4RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 1.5RIACh. 43.2 - What minerals contribute to eutrophication?Ch. 43.2 - Prob. 2.1RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 2.2RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 2.3RIACh. 43.3 - Why must the membrane between the two chambers be...Ch. 43.3 - Prob. 1RIACh. 43.3 - Prob. 2RIACh. 43.3 - How might microbial fuel cells be involved in...Ch. 43.4 - Why does dehalogenation increase the likelihood...Ch. 43.4 - Prob. 1RIACh. 43.4 - Explain the two mechanisms of reductive...Ch. 43.4 - Prob. 3RIACh. 43.4 - What components are commonly added to microbes...Ch. 43.4 - Prob. 5RIACh. 43 - You wish to build a house in a rural community...Ch. 43 - Prob. 2CHICh. 43 - Biofilms are known to form on surfaces in drinking...
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