Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 11, Problem 1MCQ
If you
- a. gram-positive cocci.
- b. gram-negative rods.
- c. gram-positive, endospore-forming rods.
- d. gram-negative, nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
- e. all of the above
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