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ISBN: 9781259281594

Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Industrial processes result in the manufacturing of products (biological products, such as enzymes, medicine) on a large scale using different methods, such as physical and chemical procedures. Few products such as pharmaceuticals, agricultural products,…

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Chapter 4.4, Problem 2RIA

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2. What observations about cannulae and hami suggest that they allow archaeal cells to adhere to surfaces, including other cells?

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Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. What observations about cannulae and hami suggest that they allow archaeal cells to adhere to surfaces, including other cells?

Solution Summary: The author explains that pilus is a thin, rigid fiber composed of protein, which protrudes from the bacterial cell surface. Some members of archaea possess unique external structures like central lumen.

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