What is the protective outer layer of some bacteria called?
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Capsule
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What is the process by which yeast converts sugar to alcohol called?
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Alcoholic fermentation
What bacterium produces the antibiotic vancomycin?
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Amycolatopsis orientalis
What is the most radiation-resistant bacterium known?
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Deinococcus radiodurans
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Thiomargarita magnifica
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What is the process by which yeast converts sugar to alcohol called?
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Alcoholic fermentation
What bacterium produces the antibiotic vancomycin?
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Amycolatopsis orientalis
What is the most radiation-resistant bacterium known?
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Deinococcus radiodurans
What is the name of the largest known bacterium, discovered in 2022?
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Thiomargarita magnifica
What process converts lactose into lactic acid in bacteria?
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Lactic acid fermentation
Which bacterium is commonly referred to as MRSA?
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Staphylococcus aureus
What is the name of the bacterial enzyme that synthesizes new DNA strands?
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DNA polymerase
What is the approximate length of a typical Escherichia coli bacterium?
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2 micrometers
What is the process by which bacteria divide?
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Binary fission
Which microorganism produces the antibiotic streptomycin?
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Streptomyces griseus