Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Examine figure 18.8. How might metagenomics be used to isolate genes encoding a potentially new antibiotic?
Figure 18.8 Metagenomic analysis. DNA has been extracted directly from environments such as (a) bacterial mats at Yellowstone National Park, (b) the human colon, (c) cabbage white butterfly larvae, and (d) tube worms from hydrothermal vents. The DNA can be used to construct a metagenomic library and analyzed by Sanger sequencing (top); however, NGS is more likely to be used (bottom), thereby avoiding the need for genomic library construction.
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