Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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NGS techniques are considered well suited for metagenomics because a genomic library does not have to be constructed. Apart from convenience, explain why this is important for metagenomic analysis.
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 18.1 - MICRO INQUIRY What is the function of the 3-OH...Ch. 18.1 - MICRO INQUIRY Why is it important that identical...Ch. 18.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Which step (or steps) in this...Ch. 18.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why is the Sanger technique...Ch. 18.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Explain the difference...Ch. 18.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why does reversible chain...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 18.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Suggest a medical and an...Ch. 18.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply NGS techniques are...Ch. 18.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Examine figure 18.8. How...
Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 1MICh. 18.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 18.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 18.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 18.5 - Figure 18.12 Metabolic Pathways and Transport...Ch. 18.5 - Prob. 2MICh. 18.5 - Prob. 3MICh. 18.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 18.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply How might the following...Ch. 18.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Compare and contrast...Ch. 18.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why does two-dimensional...Ch. 18.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What is the difference...Ch. 18.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe a ChIP-Seq...Ch. 18.7 - Prob. 1MICh. 18.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Cite an infectious disease...Ch. 18.7 - Prob. 2CCCh. 18.7 - Prob. 3CCCh. 18 - Prob. 1RCCh. 18 - Prob. 2RCCh. 18 - Prob. 3RCCh. 18 - Prob. 4RCCh. 18 - Prob. 5RCCh. 18 - Prob. 1ALCh. 18 - Prob. 2ALCh. 18 - You are developing a new vaccine for a pathogen....Ch. 18 - Prob. 4AL
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