Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 3A
Compare and contrast carbohydrate catabolism and energy production in the following bacteria:
- a. Pseudomonas, an aerobic chemoheterotroph
- b. Spirulina, an oxygenic photoautotroph
- c. Ectothiorhodospira, an anoxygenic photoautotroph
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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