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Introduction to Microbial Diversity: Phylogenetics and DNA sequencing

Overview: This podcast contains an overview of some of the many molecular techniques a scientist can use to examine the species and functional gene complexity of microbial communities. There is a special emphasis on techniques associated with analyzing the 16S/18S rRNA gene of microbes.

Learning Objective: By the end of this podcast a student should be familiar with the basic molecular and sequencing approaches of studying the diversity...

Keywords:: microbiology, microbial diversity, pyrosequencing, DNA sequencing

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Science and Technology / Agriculture and Environmental Sciences / Environment and Natural Resources

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 8, 2021
Author:: Jamie Foster
Submitter:: Jamie Foster
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:: This learning object requires an internet connection and the ability to watch quicktime videos.
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International