Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
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Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Decarboxylation of an amino acid results in the evolution of carbon dioxide. Would a gas trap, such as that used in a fermentation test, be an accurate measure of decarboxylation?
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