Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.3, Problem 2RIA
Many archaea have genes encoding an FtsZ homologue. Describe how FtsZ might function in an archaeal life cycle.
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 7.1 - MICRO INQUIRY In addition to chromosomes, what...Ch. 7.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Why is it important that the origin...Ch. 7.2 - MICRO INQUIRY What would be the outcome if FtsZ...Ch. 7.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Which step in the development of...Ch. 7.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Describe the three...Ch. 7.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. How does the bacterial...Ch. 7.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 3. Do you think MinCDE...Ch. 7.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 4. Do you think Spiroplasma...Ch. 7.3 - What elements of the Sulfolobus spp. cell cycle...Ch. 7.3 - Many archaea have genes encoding an FtsZ...
Ch. 7.4 - What is the difference between halophilic and...Ch. 7.4 - Why do facultative anaerobes grow best at the...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. How do microorganisms...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. Define water activity...Ch. 7.4 - What are halophiles and why do Halobacterium spp....Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Define pH, acidophile,...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Classify each of the...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 3. Describe the mechanisms...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. What are cardinal...Ch. 7.4 - Prob. 3.2RIACh. 7.4 - Define psychrophile, psychrotolerant, mesophile,...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What metabolic and...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe the five types of...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What are the toxic effects...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Where would you expect to...Ch. 7.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply List the types of...Ch. 7.4 - Prob. 5.3RIACh. 7.4 - Prob. 5.4RIACh. 7.5 - MICRO INQUIRY What biomolecules make up the...Ch. 7.5 - Prob. 1RIACh. 7.5 - Prob. 2RIACh. 7.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What is quorum sensing?...Ch. 7.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply How is the communication...Ch. 7.6 - Prob. 1RIACh. 7.6 - What are peptones, yeast extract, beef extract,...Ch. 7.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe four ways in which...Ch. 7.6 - What are pure cultures and why are they important?...Ch. 7.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply It is known that microbial...Ch. 7.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply How might an enrichment...Ch. 7.7 - MICRO INQUIRY Identify the regions of the growth...Ch. 7.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Define microbial growth.Ch. 7.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe the phases of the...Ch. 7.7 - Why would cells that are vigorously growing when...Ch. 7.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Contrast and compare the...Ch. 7.7 - Calculate the growth rate constant and generation...Ch. 7.7 - Suppose the generation time of a bacterium is 90...Ch. 7.8 - Why is it important to have no more than about 250...Ch. 7.8 - Briefly describe each technique by which microbial...Ch. 7.8 - Prob. 2RIACh. 7.8 - Prob. 3RIACh. 7.8 - For each of the following, which enumeration...Ch. 7.9 - Prob. 1MICh. 7.9 - Prob. 1RIACh. 7.9 - Prob. 2RIACh. 7.9 - Prob. 3RIACh. 7 - As an alternative to diffusible signals, suggest...Ch. 7 - If you wished to obtain a pure culture of bacteria...Ch. 7 - Design an experiment to determine if a...Ch. 7 - Suggest one specific mechanism underlying the...Ch. 7 - Consider cell-cell communication: bacteria that...Ch. 7 - Suppose you discovered a new bacterial strain from...Ch. 7 - Because many persistent bacterial infections...
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