Recent Studies Indicate That Active Prokaryotic Assemblages Are Present in High-Temperature

question 20

Multiple Choice

Recent studies indicate that active prokaryotic assemblages are present in high-temperature oil reservoirs,including such genera as

• A)Thermotoga
• B)Thermoanaerobacter
• C)Agrobacterium
• D)only Thermotoga and Thermoanaerobacter

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