Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 1MCQ
Through the microscope, the green structures are
- 1. cell walls.
- 2. capsules.
- 3. endospores.
- 4. flagella.
- 5. impossible to identify.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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