Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Diplomonads belong to the Kingdom Protista group. These organisms are made up of two equal sized nuclei containing small genome of approximate 12 Mbp (Mega base pair) and also contain mitosomes. They are the unicellular eukaryotes and bear four symmetrically arranged flagellar apparatus.

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