Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 15TF
A facultative anaerobe can grow with or without oxygen.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 7.1 - List the essential nutrients of a bacterial cell.Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 7.1 - List and define four different terms that describe...Ch. 7.1 - Define saprobe and parasite, and provide microbial...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 7.1 - Identify the effects of isotonic, hypotonic, and...Ch. 7.1 - Name two types of passive transport and three...Ch. 7.2 - List and define five terms used to express a...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 7.2 - Prob. 10AYP
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