Ajvree Week 11

Quality Assurance Notes:
Strain IDs:
TIGR4:SPN#####
R6: spr####
G54: SP####

R6 and G54 strains were found using alternate names: R6: ATCC BAA-255, G54: serotype 19F

Individual Assignment

1. Make a list of at least 10 biological terms for which you did not know the definitions when you first read the article. Define each of the terms. You can use the glossary in any molecular biology, cell biology, or genetics text book as a source for definitions, or you can use one of many available online biological dictionaries. Cite your sources for the definitions by providing the proper citation (for a book) or the URL to the page with the definition for online sources.

• beta-hemolytic
• contigs
• bacteriocins
• sortase
• putative
• concomitant
• transposase
• ubiquitous
• porins
• ortholog