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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Prokaryotes are the unicellular organisms that are believed to be the primary inhabitants of the planet earth. They lack cellular membrane-bound cellular organelles and does not possess a defined nucleus. They vary in shapes and sizes such as some are coccus, bacillus or spiral.
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