Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The basics of nitrogen and carbon cycles.
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Growth is one of the significant processes that takes place in an organism. Growth can be seen as an increase in number as well as the size of cells. There exist various types of biogeochemical cycles in nature through which elements or compounds circulate among living and inanimate forms in the biosphere.
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