Using the provided data sets, determine the identification of the 4 unknown bacteria.

Assignment 1 – Guidelines 1. Compare results (from labs 4 and 5) of the unknown bacteria to the known bacteria. Determine which unknown bacterium aligns with which known bacterium by assessing how many results in common they have. Present your answer as a table. The table should include the identity of each unknown bacterium, as well as the % of tests in common it shares with the matched known bacterium. Make sure to caption your table. Remember a table caption goes above a table and should include two pieces of information; what data is presented in the table, and the most important result(s)/trend(s) in the data presented. 2. Provide one example of a test which was most helpful in determining the identity of each unknown bacterium. You must include an example for each match. Tests which show only one bacteri um is positive while the rest are negative (or vice versa) are the most helpful for determining which u nknown matches to which known. 3. Provide an example of a test which was NOT helpful for determining the identity of the unknown s. WHY was this test unhelpful? 4. Look into the literature to find two other biochemical tests which could be added to the assay of tests completed in these experiments. Make sure to outline what each test tests for. You must include a reference(s) for where you found this information. Rem ember peer review journal articles are the best source s of information, followed by textbooks, and then websites. 5. Think critically about the methods used for these two labs (watch the experimental videos). Are there areas w he re you think experimental error is likely to be introduced? Can you think of a way of changing this to improve the quality of your results? 6. Compare the accuracy of these experiments to tha t from the first three labs ( in- person microscopy labs ). Do you think identifying bacteria based on cell shape (morphology) and arrangement is more or less accu rate than biochemical analysis? Why or why not? 7. The biochemical tests complete d in this lab are only able to determine a bacterial identity to the species level of classification. Consider whether or not this is accurate enough for a clinical identification . (Hint: E.coli can be either a beneficial bacterium or a pathoge n). 8. Look i nto the literature to find an i dentification method which can identify a bacterium beyond the species level to the strain level. Make sure to include a reference to where you found t his information. Briefly explain how this methods works.