Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis is particularly important in public health because in this application, microbiologists seek to identify specific microbial pathogens in _________.

A. patient samples
B. genetic diseases
C. genomic analysis
D. food and water


Answer: D

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Which of the following is not a shape seen in prokaryotes? 

A. Spheres B. Rods C. Spirals D. Icosahedrals

Biology & Microbiology

Compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction

What will be an ideal response?

Biology & Microbiology

Most of the active functions of plasma membranes are carried out by ____

a. cholesterol b. proteins c. hydrophilic heads d. hydrophobic tails e. carbohydrates

Biology & Microbiology

Assume that your lab partner swabs the side of his face and uses the swab to inoculate a nutrient agar plate. The next day, he performs a Gram stain on the colonies. They are gram-positive cocci. You advise him that he should next look for

A) an acid-fast reaction. B) a coagulase reaction. C) conidiospores. D) pseudohyphae. E) pseudopods.

Biology & Microbiology