MICROBIOLOGY: EVOLV.SCI.-W/ACCESS>CI<
MICROBIOLOGY: EVOLV.SCI.-W/ACCESS>CI<
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780393622805
Author: SLONCZEWSKI
Publisher: Norton custom
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 10, Problem 6RQ
Summary Introduction

To review:

The impact of glucose on the utilization of lactose as a carbon source.

Introduction:

All forms of microbes need nutrients to produce energy and this includes carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and other molecules as essential nutrients. The carbon source is mainly used to promote the growth of cells and for product formation. Carbohydrates are used as a major source of energy by both anaerobes and aerobes to produce energy through different processes.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Discuss the application of alpha and beta amylases in  the food industry.
Identify the three important products of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway AND indicate how EACH product may be used within the cell.
Explain why the first step of glucose catabolism is necessary.
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Text book image
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781259398629
Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Text book image
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780815344322
Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Text book image
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781260159363
Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Text book image
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9781260231700
Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher:McGraw Hill Education