{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lab Medicine Rounds","title":"Advancements in Microbiology Diagnostics and the 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e7fd8e93\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1038,"description":"Interview with Robin Patel, M.D., and Justin Kreuter, M.D.\r\nThis episode discusses a “universal” gene in all bacteria,16S ribosomal RNA gene. It has regions of high conservation and areas of variability. It can be targeted by PCR in such a way that any bacterium’s 16S ribosomal RNA gene is amplified and then the amplified product can be sequenced to identify the source bacterium.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4CrieTVRM0t4j8hWqP0m8bAdMeggR0qkdOorvhNHkko/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMTMy/ZmRjYzhmNWNlYTA4/M2UzYTdlYTM3ZGVm/ZDRhMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}