Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 4CT
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The microscopic appearance of the result of the Dorner endospore stain.
Introduction:
When the bacterial cells are in a dormant state, then they form endospores. In dormancy, cells do not undergo
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