Microbiology a) For each of the following parameters, indicate a method/approach that could be used to estimate...

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a) For each of the following parameters, indicate amethod/approach that could be used to estimate it.
- Bacterial activity in the water of a lake
- The fraction of bacteria that are metabolically active in thewater of a lake
- The number of cells of a particular phylogenetic group ofmicroorganisms, e.g. methanogens
b) Design enrichment cultures for the following types ofbacteria. Recall the Winogradsky column
Organisms
Energy source
Carbon source
Terminal electron acceptor
Incubation conditions (anoxic/oxic, light,etc.)
Cyanobacteria
Purple sulfur bacteria
Denitrifying bacteria
Sulfate reducers

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a Various methods can be used to identify the bacterial activity in the water of lake are given as follow i Culture and Infectivity assay of Bacteria It involve culturing the microbe from specific volume of water using enrichment See Answer

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Organisms	Energy source	Carbon source	Terminal electron acceptor	Incubation conditions (anoxic/oxic, light,etc.)
Cyanobacteria
Purple sulfur bacteria
Denitrifying bacteria
Sulfate reducers