Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 1VC
From chapter 3, figure 3.5b. If this MacConkey agar plate was inoculated with well water, would you report that coliforms were present in the water?
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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