Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.L2, Problem 1CT
1. a. Is there a microbe that could grow on a medium that contains only the following compounds dissolved in water: CaC03, MgN03, FeCl2,ZnS04, and glucose? Defend your answer.
b. A useful mnemonic device for keeping track of major elements required by most organisms is: C HOPKINS Ca Fe, Na Cl M good. Read aloud, it becomes “See Hopkin’s Cafe, NaCl (salt) M good!� What does each letter stand for?
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Foundations in Microbiology
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