Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134019192
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 2TMW
In 1985, an Israeli scientist discovered the single-celled microbe Epulopiscium fishelsoni. This organism is visible with the naked eye. Why did the scientist initially think Epulopiscium was eukaryotic?
What discovery revealed that the microbe is really a giant bacterium?
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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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