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Uses specific Antibodies (proteins) from the immune system to detect particular antigens from microbes
(eg. slide agglutination test) |
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| uses viruses (bacteriophages) that infect specific bacteria |
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| uses the percentage of guanine and cytosine nucleotides of DNA to group microbes |
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- all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells contain ribonucleic acids and ribosomes; the order of nucleotides of the RNA found in ribosomes is unique for a species
- Used by Carl Woese to show the relatedness of organisms and propose the Three Domain System of classification
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| use dyes to identify bacteria based on their cell wall composition |
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- a unique DNA pattern based on its sequence
- First the DNA is cut into fragments using restriction enzyes; then the differnet sized fragments show a unique pattern on an agarose gel
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| Nucleic Acid Hybridization |
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- tests the relatedness of individuals based on similarity of their DNA sequence
- single strands of DNA from closely related organisms will bind and form a double stranded molecule
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| detect the presence of unique enzymes or metabolic products to identify certain bacteria |
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
(PCR) |
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- Amplifies or makes many copies of a segment of DNA
- the amplified DNA may have unique sequences that can be used to identify species or strains
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Plasmodium vivax
(name disease and source) |
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disease: Malaria
source: bite of female Anopheles mosquito |
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