Rhinovirus causes the common cold in humans and its genome is protected by a

a. capsule
b. peptidoglycan wall
c. plasma membrane
d. nucleocapsid


Answer: d. nucleocapsid

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Members of the genus Leuconostoc are important in the production of ________.

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