Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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2. Isoprene serves as a building block not only for the hydrocarbons observed in archaeal membranes but also for sterols, carotenoids, retinal, and quinones. Use any
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Ch. 4.1 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Which cell shapes are...Ch. 4.1 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. Archaea was first...Ch. 4.2 - MICRO INQUIRY How is pseudomurein similar to...Ch. 4.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Identify three features...Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 4.3 - Thus far, homologues of intermediate filaments...Ch. 4.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. Archaea are often...Ch. 4.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. What observations about...Ch. 4.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 3. List three aspects of...Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 3CC
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