Microbiology: Principles and Explorations

10th Edition

ISBN: 9781119390114

Author: Black

Publisher: WILEY

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What were probably the first kind of photosynthetic organisms on our planet? Were they aerobes or anaerobes? Did they release oxygen gas as a product of photosynthesis?

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Microbiology: Principles and Explorations

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