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 2R
Compare and contrast each of the following:
- a. Cyanobacteria and algae
- b. Actinomycetes and
fungi - c. Bacillus and Lactobacillus
- d. Pseudomonas and Escherichia
- e. Leptospira and spirillum
- f. Escherichia and Bacteroides
- g. Rickettsia and Chlamydia
- h. Mycobacterium and Mycoplasma
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