Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 9MC
Carrageenan is found in the cell walls of which group of algae?
- a. red algae
- b. green algae
- c. dinoflagellates
- d. yellow-green algae
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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