Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Acetobacter is necessary for only one of the steps of vitamin C manufacture. The easiest way to accomplish this step would be to

  1. a. add substrate and Acetobacter to a test tube.
  2. b. affix Acetobacter to a surface and run substrate over it.
  3. c. add substrate and Acetobacter to a bioreactor.
  4. d. find an alternative to this step.
  5. e. none of the above
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