Microbial fingerprinting of a mixed population

[quiddity at tiac.net]

In article <32DEF1E3.5C6 at civil.ubc.ca>
Alex DUmitrescu <adumit at civil.ubc.ca> wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm looking for others working with fingerprinting techniques for highly
> mixed, natural populations. I am currently employing BIOLOG assay plates
> to assess the biochemical fingerprint of populations from sewage
> processing systems...specifically anaerobic fermenters (my thesis area).
> 
> 						Cheers,
> 						Alex.
hi there,
there's also a PCR based technique called RAPD used for highly mixed 
cultures... in case yr unaware.  
Cheer- A

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