PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
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Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 28.1, Problem 3.1CC
Compare the products of dissimilatory sulfate reduction to those of dissimilatory nitrate reduction.
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PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1MICh. 28.1 - What microbes are capable of methanogenesis and...Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1.1CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.2CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.3CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.4CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.5CCCh. 28.1 - What are the products of denitrification,...Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 2.1CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2.2CC
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