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Is azospirillum gram positive or gramnegative?

Azospirillum is a Gram-negative bacterium.


How can you compare paramecium and bacteria?

Similarities:UnicellularDifferences:Paramecium - EukaryotaBacteria- Prokaryota


Is crytosporidium parvum gram negative or gram positive I have looked everywhere and just can't find an answer?

THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS THIS: Crytosporidiumparvum IS NEITHER A GRAMPOSITIVE NOR A GRAM NEGATIVE BUG. IT IS NOT A BACTERIUM INFACT , THEREFORE GRAMPOSITIVE OR GRAM NEGATIVE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. IT IS A PROTOZOAN BELONGINGTO THE SUBPHYLUM SPOROZOA ALONG SIDE WITH THE MALARIA PARASITES LIKE THEPlasmodium falciparum. THIS PARASITE IS ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNISTIC ONE, IN THESENSE THAT IT MOSTLY OVERCOMES AND CAUSES INFESTATION IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISEDINDIVIDUALS SUCH AS AN AIDS PATIENT. OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC PARASITES AREPneumocystis carinii ( NOW Pneumocystis jiroceri), Toxocara canis. NEVERTHELESS, THEREARE OTHER BACTERIA AND FUNGI THAT ARE IMPLICATED IN OPPORTUNISTICINFECTIONS.IN CASE OF FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS, AM GODWIN AND YOU CAN SEND ME AN E-MAILTHROUGH godwinpaschal@yahoo.com.au OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIAL INFECTION IS TUBERCULOSIS, MYCOLOGICAL INFECTIONS ARE HISTOPLASMOSIS, COCCIDIODOMYCOSIS, ETC WHILE OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC VIRAL INFECTIONS ARE HEPATITIS B, HERPES INFECTIONS.


How do protists and bacteria compare in size?

Protists tend to be larger than bacteria. Some protists, like amoebas or paramecia, are visible to the naked eye. Bacteria, on the other hand, are typically much smaller and can only be seen under a microscope.


Compare and contrast the roles that bacteria and fungi play in decomposition?

Both bacteria and fungi are important decomposers in breaking down organic matter. Bacteria tend to be more efficient in breaking down simpler compounds, while fungi excel at breaking down complex materials like lignin and cellulose. Bacteria work faster and are more numerous in warmer environments compared to fungi.

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Is azospirillum gram positive or gramnegative?

Azospirillum is a Gram-negative bacterium.


How can you compare paramecium and bacteria?

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Name and compare the two groups of monerans?

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What functions do amoxicillin have?

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Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic organisms?

Aerobic bacteria need oxygen, while anaerobic bacteria do not need oxygen to survive. They both are bacteria and obtain food in one way.


How does the size of a bacterium compare to the size of a bacteria?

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How does tears compare to blood pH?

tears are 5.0 blood is 7.4 but the both can kill bacteria. with the acid in them.


How does the immune system of the body compare with the military defense of country?

they work together and fight off EVIL bacteria They Kill Bacteria


How does the size of lactobacillus compare with that oscillatoria and gloeocapsa?

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