The question was what type of bacteria was being sequenced. The steps used were: 1) Extraction of genomic DNA, 2) Amplification of genetic region, 3) Verification, 4) Clean PCR Products, 5) Quantify DNA concentration, 6) Cycle the sequence, and, 7) Precipitate cycle-sequenced products for analysis. In this case, a virtual laboratory was used, with the user being guided to the appropriate tools and equipment (Virtual Bacterial Identification).
Results
Accession
Description
Max score
Total score
Query coverage
E value
Max ident gi|39295|Z11684.1
R.henselae 16S rRNA gene
0.0
gi|6626180|AF214556.1
Bartonella henselae 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence
0.0
99%
Discussion- The BLAST search displays the matching sequences in the database in descending order of the degree of the match. Most of the top scorers are either Bartonella henselae or Rochalimaea henselae. The latter is an older name for this species. Bartonella species are demanding in their nutritional requirements for culture; as a result, normal culturing techniques do not yield vigorously growing bacterial colonies.
Bartonella henselae Various species of Bartonella that are pathogenic to humans are transmitted via a vector, or directly from an animal reservoir. For...
The purified DNA is then prepared using a PCR like procedure that is described in detail by Innis and then can be automatically sequenced using standard methods (Hirashi). The resulting DNA sequence can then be entered into the NCBI database to search for a bacterial match. The database can be found at the following web address: http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi. Results Using PCR and DNA sequencing techniques it was determined that the bacteria isolated
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