Why Is It Important to Use Cultivation-Independent Methods to Help

question 63

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to use cultivation-independent methods to help understand microbial diversity?

• A) It allows researchers to identify species that cannot be grown in culture.
• B) It is the only way that phylogenetic trees can be constructed.
• C) It must be used after bacteria are cultured to more fully sequence their DNA.
• D) It is necessary to be able to examine ribosomal RNA.

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