Lab 4 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
How does streptomyces smell?
A
Grassy
2
Q
What is unique about pores of streptomyces??
A
They grow outside the bacteria
3
Q
What is a unique characteristic of streptomyces?
A
Its ability to produce many types of antibiotics
4
Q
What are the threes stages of PCR?
A
Denature, annealing primers, synthesis of new DNA
5
Q
Why do we use the 16S RNA to amplify?
A
Because it is highly conserved among all bacteria
6
Q
How can you tell the difference between differing species of bacteria?
A
The more difference in the base sequencing, the further apart in evolutionary time
