Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781118743164
Author: Jacquelyn G. Black, Laura J. Black
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 1CCS
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To describe: The ways by which a technician can determine whether the bacterium he cultured from the patient’s specimen is one of the three suspected organisms.
Introduction: Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that thrive in different environments. These organisms can survive in soil, ocean, and inside the gut of a human. Bacterial diseases include any type of illness which is caused by bacteria.
Summary Introduction
To describe: The kind of microscope that the technician should use to examine each slide.
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Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.1SCCh. 3 - Prob. 1.2SCCh. 3 - Why would radio waves and microwaves be unsuitable...Ch. 3 - Would standard immersion oil placed on a plastic...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2.1SCCh. 3 - How can you distinguish between TEM and SEM...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2.3SCCh. 3 - Prob. 2.4SCCh. 3 - What can be observed in a wet-mount or...Ch. 3 - What is the difference between simple stains and...
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