[MICR 221] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 26 pages long Study Guide!

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Metazoans and some unicellular eukaryotes defined in terms of reproductive isolation. Microbes including prokaryotes defined in terms of dna sequence identity. Horizontal gene transfer the dna history can be revealed by gc content or genome sequencing and analysis. Can count using cfu, dry mass, etc. to extrapolate the number. Inoculate sample into wells, wait 24h: used to identify microbes in food industry, plotted in real time to give information on growth of each substrate, samples distinguished and compared in libraries. If cells respire during incubation, dye reduced and purple seen: elisa enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Everything from a living cell can be used as energy by some microbe. Microbes can be found everywhere on earth. Population: normally refers to single species at a particular location. Ni(cid:272)he: a(cid:374) area (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) a ha(cid:271)itat that supplies for a spe(cid:272)ies(cid:859) sur(cid:448)i(cid:448)al a(cid:374)d usually defi(cid:374)es their relationships with other members of the ecosystem. Microbes are an important part of the ecosystem at all consumer levels.