Sentences with phrase «specific bacterial genes»

They used a technique called next generation sequencing (NGS) to detect specific bacterial genes.

By analyzing variation in a specific bacterial gene in his samples — the greater the variability, the higher the variety of species — Fierer found that deserts contained up to twice as many bacterial species, roughly 10,000 per 10 square meters, as did acidic rain forest soils.

Not exact matches

In this study that used deep DNA sequencing of bacterial specific genes, the guts of both males and females exposed to lead had all of the similar complexity in microbiota as those not exposed.

Then, they examined the bacterial DNA, looking for patterns or variations in the microbes» genes that would help them identify specific strains of bacteria.

The researchers used a genetic technique called «gene deletion,» which involves removing a specific gene in a bacterial strain and observing the consequences.

Although this problem can, to some extent, be addressed by the use of reporter constructs (e.g. Diptericin - LacZ) that provide quantitative or visual read - outs from specific immune response genes, we still lack the ability to follow bacterial infections in real - time in the critical early stages of infection.

«Co-opting bacterial immune system to turn off specific genes.»

The research findings, published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveal the specific genes expressed by Escherichia coli, the bacterial species that most often causes UTIs in otherwise healthy people.

Design and evaluation of useful bacterium - specific PCR primers that amplify genes coding for bacterial 16S rRNA