Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134261928
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23.12, Problem 2MQ
Summary Introduction
Microbial association with several mammalian species led to the ability of catabolization of cellulose fiber. It is the structural element of the plant cell wall. Insoluble polysaccharides constitute the fiber content of plant materials and the most abundant polysaccharide is cellulose. This polysaccharide serves as the carbon and energy source for animals.
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Chapter 23 Solutions
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
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Ch. 23.3 - What are the major similarities and differences...Ch. 23.3 - QDescribe the steps in the development of root...Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 23.4 - How do mycorrhizal fungi promote plant diversity?Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 1CRCh. 23.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.5 - How do the vir genes differ from T-DNA in the Ti...Ch. 23.5 - How has an understanding of crown gall disease...Ch. 23.5 - Prob. 1CRCh. 23.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.6 - What are the consequences of symbiont genome...Ch. 23.6 - How could it be determined if a symbiont and its...Ch. 23.6 - QHow is it possible for aphids to feed only on the...Ch. 23.7 - How are anoxic conditions maintained in the...Ch. 23.7 - Why does reductive acetogenesis predominate over...Ch. 23.7 - Prob. 3MQCh. 23.7 - QHow do the microbial communities of higher and...Ch. 23.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 23.8 - How is the correct bacterial symbiont selected in...Ch. 23.9 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.9 - What are the similarities of the obligate...Ch. 23.9 - Prob. 3MQCh. 23.9 - Prob. 1CRCh. 23.10 - What evidence suggest that the nematodes and their...Ch. 23.10 - What prevents other bacteria from colonizing the...Ch. 23.10 - QWhy are entomopathogenic nematodes so attractive...Ch. 23.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.11 - What are the two mechanisms of Symbiodinium...Ch. 23.11 - Prob. 3MQCh. 23.11 - Prob. 1CRCh. 23.12 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.12 - Prob. 2MQCh. 23.12 - Prob. 1CRCh. 23.13 - Prob. 1MQCh. 23.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 23.13 - Prob. 3MQCh. 23.13 - QGive an example of a single microbial species...Ch. 23 - Imagine that you have discovered a new animal that...Ch. 23 - Prob. 2AQ
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