
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
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Chapter 3, Problem 2A
A research laboratory is investigating environmental factors that inhibit the growth of archaea. The researchers wonder if penicillin would be effective in controlling their growth. Explain the probable results of an experiment in which penicillin is added to a culture of archaea.
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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Ch. 3 - Prob. 1SACh. 3 - Describe the difference between a simple stain and...Ch. 3 - Describe what happens at each step in the Gram...Ch. 3 - Compare and contrast ABC transport systems with...Ch. 3 - Diagram the structure of peptidoglycan.Ch. 3 - Give two reasons why the outer membrane of...Ch. 3 - Describe how a plasmid can help a cell.Ch. 3 -
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4. Endotoxin is associated with
a) Gram-positive...Ch. 3 - The "O157" in the name E. coli O157:H7 refers to...Ch. 3 - Eliminating which structure is always deadly to...Ch. 3 - If you interfered with the ability of a Bacillus...Ch. 3 - If a virus mimics a ligand that normally...Ch. 3 -
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10. If a eukaryotic cell were treated with a...Ch. 3 -
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This graph shows facilitated diffusion of a...Ch. 3 - Most medically useful antibiotics interfere with...
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