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 5MCQ
Which of the following terms is the most specific?
- a. bacillus
- b. Bacillus
- c. gram-positive
- d. endospore-forming rods and cocci
- e. anaerobic
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