A continuous process is set up for treatment of wastewater. Each day, 10⁵ kg cellulose and 10³ kg bacteria enter in the feed stream, while 10⁴ kg cellulose and 1.5 x 10⁴ kg bacteria leave in the effluent. The rate of cellulose digestion by the bacteria is 7 x 10⁴ kg d^-1. The rate of bacterial growth is 2 x 10⁴ kg d^-1 ; the rate of cell death by lysis is 5 x 10² kg d^-1. Write balances for cellulose and bacteria in the system.

#Question id: 5240

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

If bacteria grow in the presence of a large amount of DNase, which of the following recombination process completely inhibited?

#Question id: 5241

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Genes a, b, and c are widely spaced in the bacterial genome. Transducing phage from an a+ b+ c+ bacterium were used to infect a culture of a- b- c- cells, and b+ transductants were selected. Which of the following best describes the predicted genotypes of these transductants?

#Question id: 5242

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Auxotrohic bacteria plating on different medium, it is observed that colonies grow on minimal plus threonine only, no colony on minimal plus leucine and no colonies grow on minimal medium cystein only. What are the actual genotypes of auxotroph?

#Question id: 5243

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Auxotroph culture (His- and Lac-) culture of E. coli was mutagenised. On what media would one spread the mutagenised cells to select prototroph for both His+  and Lac+ cells?

#Question id: 5244

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Transformation can used to map bacterial gene, which of the following statement is correct?

#Question id: 5244

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Transformation can used to map bacterial gene, which of the following statement is correct?