Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 5.6, Problem 1TQ
Summary Introduction
To review:
The results of:
1. Excess nitrogen in a mixed culture.
2. Excess nitrogen and phosphate in the culture medium.
Introduction:
Microbes are microscopic organisms that are present everywhere and hence, called cosmopolitan. These organisms grow and multiply at a rapid rate. The bacteria and fungi grow in colonies and can be cultured in the laboratories by providing appropriate nutritional medium. The nutritional values vary in different forms of microbes.
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Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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