Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 12Q
There is a type of differential medium that can reveal whether bacteria growing on it produce and secrete an enzyme that breaks down DNA. Why would a bacterium secrete an enzyme that destroys DNA?
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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