a discovery-based course in microbial ecology and molecular evolution /
Erin R. Sanders and Jeffrey H. Miller ; with contributions by Craig Herbold, Krystle Ziebell, and Karen Flummerfelt.
xxx, 438 pages :
illustrations (some color) ;
28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Soil collection and compositional analysis -- Cultivation-dependent community analysis -- Molecular analysis of cultivated bacterial communities -- Phenotypic characterization of bacterial isolates -- Cultivation-independent community analysis of soil microbiomes -- Bioinformatics analysis of 16S rRNA genes -- Molecular evolution: phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA genes.
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"This book enables students to develop all the basic skills and experience all the wonderment of conducting a meaningful research project from start to finish, all within a one-semester laboratory course. Students learn to reconstruct the phylogeny of a unique soil-based microbial community by analyzing 16S rRNA genes. In the process, students discover new microbes, novel sequences, and previously unknown phenotypes."--[book cover]