Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 5MC
How is Halobacterium salinarum distinctive?
- a. It is absolutely dependent on high salt concentrations to maintain its cell wall.
- b. It is found in terrestrial volcanic habitats.
- c. It photosynthesizes without chlorophyll.
- d. It can survive 5 million rad of radiation.
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