Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 4MTF
__ Methane is a gas produced by microbial
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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