PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
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Author: WILLEY
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Chapter 28, Problem 7RC
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To determine: The meaning of term chemolithotrophy and also provide an example of electron donor and electron acceptor.
Introduction: The organisms that can use sunlight as the source of energy are referred to as phototrophs. The organisms that can involve oxidation of organic or inorganic compounds in order to obtain energy are referred to as chemotrophs.
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Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1MICh. 28.1 - What microbes are capable of methanogenesis and...Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1.1CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.2CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.3CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.4CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1.5CCCh. 28.1 - What are the products of denitrification,...Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 2.1CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2.2CC
Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 2.3CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2.4CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 4MICh. 28.1 - Prob. 5MICh. 28.1 - Compare the products of dissimilatory sulfate...Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 3.2CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 3.3CCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 3.4CCCh. 28.1 - Suggest how a chemolithoautotroph might link the...Ch. 28.2 - What organisms benefit from nitrification?Ch. 28.2 - List three greenhouse gases. Discuss their...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 28.2 - How do changes in the nitrogen cycle caused by...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 28 - Prob. 1RCCh. 28 - Prob. 2RCCh. 28 - Prob. 3RCCh. 28 - Prob. 5RCCh. 28 - Prob. 6RCCh. 28 - Prob. 7RCCh. 28 - Prob. 8RCCh. 28 - Prob. 1ALCh. 28 - A bacterium isolated from sewage sludge was...Ch. 28 - Prob. 3ALCh. 28 - Prob. 4AL
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