Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134019192
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 3MC
In which habitat would you most likely find archaea?
- a. acidic hot springs
- b. swamp mud
- c. Great Salt Lake
- d. all of the above
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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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