The preferred method for long term storage of bacteria is (freezing/refrigeration/lyophilization)

What will be an ideal response?


lyophilization
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: Culturing Organisms
Learning Outcome: 6.13

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Respond to statements 130–134 with reference to the five

vitamins listed below. a. Vitamin B1 b. Vitamin B2 c. Niacin d. Vitamin B6 e. Vitamin B12 D 130. This vitamin is a coenzyme involved in amino acid metabolism and is obtained from meats. D 131. This vitamin functions in connective tissue formation. M 132. This vitamin functions in coenzyme action. M 133. A deficiency of this vitamin causes pellagra. D 134. A deficiency of this vitamin causes pernicious anemia and neurological disorders.

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? Sheets can participate in the formation of amyloid fibers, which are insoluble protein aggregates. What drives the formation of amyloid fibers?

(a) denaturation of proteins containing ? sheets (b) extension of ? sheets into much longer ? strands (c) formation of biofilms by infectious bacteria (d) ?-sheet stabilization of abnormally folded proteins

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_______________ is the term for differences among individuals in a population.

A. Migration B. Variation C. Gene Flow D. Macro evolution E. Microevulation

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