Students use two different protocols, one based on sequence analysis and one based on biochemistry, to determine the identity of an unknown bacterial strain.
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Identifying Unknown Bacteria Using Biochemical and Molecular Methods
- Last Reviewed: June 1, 2006
- Last Updated: June 1, 2006
- April Bednarski, Robert Kranz, Kathleen Weston-Hafer, Eric Richards
- Created: June 1, 2006
- Curriculum Section: Gene Annotation
- Curriculum Type: Lesson with Exercises
- Topic Tags: 16S rRNA, Differential Growth Test, PCR
- Tool Tags: BLAST