PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY (LL)-W/CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781260692235
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 27.2, Problem 1MI
What methanogenic substrates are also available in the termite gut?
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PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY (LL)-W/CONNECT
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Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 27.3 - Why is nitrification a good example of a...Ch. 27.3 - Describe the amensalism observed in attine ant...Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 4CCCh. 27.4 - How does myxobacterial predation differ from that...Ch. 27.4 - Define predation and parasitism. How are these...Ch. 27.4 - What is a lichen? Why is this considered an...Ch. 27.4 - What is the competitive exclusion principle? List...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1RCCh. 27 - Prob. 2RCCh. 27 - Prob. 3RCCh. 27 - Prob. 4RCCh. 27 - Prob. 5RCCh. 27 - Prob. 6RCCh. 27 - Prob. 7RCCh. 27 - Prob. 8RCCh. 27 - Prob. 9RCCh. 27 - Prob. 10RCCh. 27 - Prob. 11RCCh. 27 - Prob. 12RCCh. 27 - Prob. 13RCCh. 27 - Describe an experimental approach to determine if...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2ALCh. 27 - Prob. 3ALCh. 27 - Prob. 4AL
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