Question 44

(Multiple Choice)

Despite ether-linked lipids being a hallmark of the Archaea, the thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in ________ also contain ether-linked lipids, which suggests they may be more closely related to Archaea than many other groups in Bacteria.


A) Aquifex
B) Thermodesulfobacterium
C) Thermus
D) Verrucomicrobium

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