If a species of Agrobacterium had a mutation in the virG gene that prevents VirG from becoming phosphorylated, would crown gall formation occur?

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A: The given characteristics of the microbe are (i) filamentous at 20-28oC, (ii) exists as round/ovoid…

Q: The antibiotic kanamycin binds to the small ribosomal subunit of bacteria and interferes with…

A: Kanamycin and diphtheria toxin can not be a good option for the treatment of archaeobacterial…

Q: How can the hypothesis that asserts that chloroplasts as well as mitochondria were primitive…

A: INTRODUCTION Mitochondria are called the powerhouse of the cells converting fuel molecules into…

Q: Which genetic events have allowed Acinetobacter to become so resistant?

A: Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are invisible to the naked eye. The microorganisms…

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A: Antibiotics need to selectively target bacterial structures or processes while sparing human cells…

Q: What waste product do yeast produce under anaerobic conditions? lactic acid ethyl…

A: The process by which yeast produces ethanol under anaerobic conditions is a form of fermentation,…

Q: Antibiotics that target the cell wall have no effect on the existing peptidoglycan. So how does the…

A: Antibiotics are small chemical molecules that attack the target bacteria and interfere with their…

Q: What role did the increase of atmospheric oxygen by prokaryotes play in the development of the…

A: The studies on geological history of oxygen shows that before photosynthesis evolved, the earth's…

Q: How would someone design an experiment to test the role of azithromycin on quorum sensing in…

A: An opportunistic human pathogen known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses quorum sensing (QS) to regulate…

Q: Although they are not photosynthetic, apicomplexan parasites such as Plasmodium have modified…

A: Answer: Introduction: The Apicomplexa also known as Apicomplexia belong to phylum of parasitic…

Q: The antibiotic kanamycin binds to the small ribosomal subunit of bacteria and interferes with…

A: There are three domains of life archebacteria, bacteria and eukarya. Bacteria are considered…

Q: If a bacterial species is not susceptible to an antibacterial drug at the concentration present in a…

A: Antibiotic susceptibility test is the test used to determine the effect of antibiotic to an…

Q: After some time, you found out that you did not like working in microbiology lab, so you found a job…

A: Upon analyzing the park pond water and considering the dogs' illnesses, it's plausible that harmful…

Q: In endosymbiotic theory, host cells were believed to have ingested smaller individual photosynthetic…

A: Endosynotic theory is a theory which explains the evolution of a Eukaryotic cell from a primitive…

Q: Parasitism Fungivory Mutualism Amensalism

A: 1. Here attine ants and leucocoprini fungus have the mutualism because they both get benefited from…

Q: Why is investigation of the metabolome laggingbehind that of the proteome?

A: Metabolome refers to the entire set of small molecules and the metabolic intermediates generated by…

Q: This is a drawing of a Giardia cell. It has flagella, two nuclei and vacuoles. flagella vacuoles…

A: Microscopic single membrane bound thread like structure that Peter out from the cell surface and are…

Q: Why is it advantageous to tropical plants to use the C4 rather than the C3 fixation pathway?

A: C3 and C4 are two methods of carbon dioxide fixation. In C3 plant, carbon dioxide is accepted by…

Q: Why are flour bugs attracted to high moisture content?

A: Flour bugs, also known as pantry weevils, rice bugs, bread bugs, or wheat worms, are microscopic…

Q: What product of cell respiration was measured and produced by the yeast cells?

A: Cellular respiration: It is process that take place in the cells of organisms. In this process a set…

Q: Of Alcaligenes faecalis and Citrobacter freundii, which produce caseinase, or do both?

A: Alcaligenes faecalis and Citrobacter freundii are gram-negative bacteria. Caseinase is a proteolytic…

Q: Which ONE of the following best describes amoxicillin? Select one: A. A natural product produced by…

A: Introduction :  Antibiotics are defined as the medicines/drugs which are  used to kill or stop the…

Q: suggest a strategy that you might employ to isolate all of the genes involved in nitrogen fixation…

A: Nitrogen fixation is the process by which the free form of atmospheric nitrogen is converted or…

Q: What must happen to starch before it can be absorbed and metabolized by yeast

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A: Clothes moths, Tineola bisselliella are small, 1/2-inch pests that feed exclusively on animal fibres…

Q: Whether the statement "Peroxisomes are found in only a few specialized types of eukaryotic cell" is…

A: Peroxisomes are tiny, membrane-bound vesicles with a single membrane that provides a safe reaction…

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Q: How can the hypothesis that asserts that chloroplasts as well as mitochondria were primitive…

A: Endosymbiotic theory states that the semiautonomous organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts…

Soil Ecosystem

Soil provides a habitat or living environment for a large number of different species of organisms as well as plants. It provides all the essential nutrients and minerals for plants to grow. All these together form the soil ecosystem.