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16S Ribotyping for Bacterial Identification by Sebna Noushad is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document reviews bacterial identification using 16S ribotyping. It discusses how 16S ribotyping amplifies the intergenic regions between the 16S-23S rRNA genes using PCR, then digests the PCR product with restriction endonucleases. This technique can identify bacteria at the species level with 62-92% accuracy, depending on the bacterial strain and standards used. 16S ribotyping is useful for identifying rare or abnormal bacterial strains, determining appropriate antibiotic treatment, and studying bacte

Author
Sebna Noushad
Language
EN