Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 9MCQ
A classmate is trying to determine how a disinfectant might kill cells. You observed that when he spilled the disinfectant in your reduced litmus milk, the litmus turned blue again. You suggest to your classmate that
- a. the disinfectant might inhibit cell wall synthesis.
- b. the disinfectant might oxidize molecules.
- c. the disinfectant might inhibit protein synthesis.
- d. the disinfectant might denature proteins.
- e. he take his work away from yours.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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