Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 34P
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The use of metagenomics to discover new pathogens and create antibiotics to eliminate them.
Introduction:
Antimicrobials are the molecules or compounds that either inhibit the growth of microorganisms or kill them. The word antimicrobials signify ‘against-microbes.’ Antimicrobials are of different types depending upon the organism.
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