Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 10MCQ
An organism that has peroxidase and superoxide dismutase but lacks catalase is most likely an
- a. aerobe.
- b. aerotolerant anaerobe.
- c. obligate anaerobe.
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