Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
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Chapter 31.3, Problem 1.1CC
Define rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and associative nitrogen fixation.
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Chapter 31 Solutions
Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 31.1 - How are filamentous microbes especially well...Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 31.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 31.1 - What microbes commonly degrade cellulose and...Ch. 31.1 - Which of the following soils would a farmer be...Ch. 31.1 - Why is most nitrogen fertilizer added as ammonium...Ch. 31.2 - What are the differences in preferred soil...Ch. 31.2 - What types of archaea have been detected in soils?Ch. 31.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 31.3 - Define rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and associative...
Ch. 31.3 - What unique stresses does a microorganism on a...Ch. 31.3 - List two ways in which compounds produced by...Ch. 31.3 - What important genera are involved in associative...Ch. 31.3 - Prob. 1MICh. 31.3 - Prob. 2.1CCCh. 31.3 - Prob. 2.2CCCh. 31.3 - What is the function of the rhizomorph and the...Ch. 31.3 - Describe the uptake and transfer of ammonium by...Ch. 31.3 - Propose two potential functions for mycorrhization...Ch. 31.3 - How do you think Frankia spp. protect nitrogenase...Ch. 31.3 - List several bacteria that are considered...Ch. 31.3 - Prob. 3.2CCCh. 31.3 - What does the term terminally differentiated mean?Ch. 31.3 - How does nitrogen transfer between a rhizobium and...Ch. 31.3 - What is unusual about leghemoglobin production and...Ch. 31.3 - What are the two general mechanisms by which...Ch. 31.3 - How does the production of opines by the plant...Ch. 31.3 - What is the difference between the Ti plasmid and...Ch. 31.3 - What functions do the members of the two-component...Ch. 31.3 - What are the two general ways by which plant...Ch. 31.3 - How are plant pathologists attempting to control...Ch. 31.4 - Compare and contrast the metabolism (specifically,...Ch. 31.4 - What happens in terms of microbiological processes...Ch. 31.4 - What microbial genera have been observed in oil...Ch. 31 - Prob. 1RCCh. 31 - Prob. 2RCCh. 31 - Prob. 3RCCh. 31 - Prob. 4RCCh. 31 - Prob. 5RCCh. 31 - Prob. 6RCCh. 31 - Prob. 7RC
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