Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 3AQ
Imagine that you have been given several bacterial strains from various countries around the world and that all the strains are thought to cause the same gastrointestinal disease and to be genetically identical. Upon carrying out a DNA fingerprint analysis of the strains, you find that four different strain types are present. What methods could you use to test whether the different strains are actually members of the same species?
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