Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19.11, Problem 1MQ
- What is proteorhodopsin and why is it so named? Why might proteorhodopsin make a bacterium such as Pelagibacter more competitive in its habitat?
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