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Escherichia coli bacteria grown in pure culture on EMB (eosin methylene blue) agar.

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10 Ways of Looking at Cells

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6 Cell Organelles

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12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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Escherichia coli bacteria grown in pure culture on EMB (eosin methylene blue) agar.

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Key People

Robert Koch.

Robert Koch

German bacteriologist

Emile Christian Hansen

Danish botanist

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greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

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