PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 2818440045677
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 29.1, Problem 4CC
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The isolation of microbes is important to obtain a single microbe in the population. As the microbes are almost present everywhere, it means that the environment contains more different species of microbes is available. The isolation is important to separate the desired microbe from the rest of the mixed population.
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