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Introduction to microbial diversity: The Basics

Overview: This podcast contains a brief overview of the diversity of microbes and introduces some key terms needed to understand the field of environmental microbiology. This podcast also provides a baseline for the more advanced podcasts available on this site that go into more detail about the molecular techniques used to analyze microbial diversity in communities....

Keywords:: 16S rRNA gene, environmental microbiology, microbiology, microbial diversity

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Academic Support Services / Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 17, 2018
Author:: Jamie Foster
Submitter:: Jamie Foster
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:: This learning object requires an internet connection and the ability to watch quicktime videos.
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States