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What is the “test” array?

April 26, 2017array Test

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What is the “test” array?

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Test arrays are provided so that the user can become familiar with the practice of hybridization, probe creation and data analysis. Test arrays will be provided as required by the user. There are 24 grids per slide with each column representing a single ORF repeated 15 times. Test arrays consist of a total of 380 open reading frames taken from each of three reference organisms: • Staphylococcus aureus reference strain COL • Streptococcus pneumoniae reference strain TIGR4 • Salmonella typhimurium reference strain LT2 A test and control set of RNA from Streptococcus pneumoniae will be provided to the user as practice in generating indirect labeled cDNA probes for use on a microbial array.