PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
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Chapter 21.4, Problem 2.4CC
Describe how a vegetative cell, a heterocyst, and an akinete are different. How are heterocysts modified to carry out nitrogen fixation?
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PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
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