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A number of multiple choice Microbio questions. Examples:

#1 Compare and contrast carbohydrate catabolism and energy production in the following bacteria:
a. Pseudomonas, an aerobic chemoheterotroph
b. Spirulina, an oxygenic photoautotroph
c. Ectothiorhodospira, an anoxygenic photoautotroph

#2 The bacterial enzyme streptokinases is used to digest fibrin (blood clots) in patients with arteriosclerosis. Why doesn't injection of streptokinases cause a streptococcal infection? How do we know the streptokinases will digest fibrin only and not good tissues?

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