Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 1MCQ
Sergey’s Manual of Systematic Bactenoiogy differs from Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology in that the former
- a. groups bacteria Into species.
- b. groups bacteria according to phylogenetic relationships, c groups bacteria according to pathogenic properties.
- c. groups bacteria into 19 species
- d. all of the above
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Chapter 10 Solutions
Microbiology: An Introduction
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