The codon encoding the amino acid methionine functions as a start codon when it occurs at the beginning of a gene
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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________ is a process that can completely catabolize an organic energy source to CO2 using the glycolytic pathways and TCA cycle with O2 as the terminal electron acceptor for an electron transport chain.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Suppose a microbiologist wanted to assess the microbial community in a gram of forest soil. Which of the following technique(s) would help them to enumerate a specific genus or type of microbe?
A. Optical tweezers B. Fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) C. Phylochip D. Catalyzed reported deposition-FISH (CARD-FISH)
The most common vector-borne bacterial disease in the United States is:
a. Lyme disease b. West Nile virus c. tuberculosis d. cholera e. MRSA
Which of the following is not an agglutination test?
A. Counterimmunoelectrophoresis B. Blood typing C. Widal test D. Weil-Felix reaction E. Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test