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In 1500-2000 words, not including references, describe how PCR can be used to identify Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
You should include the following in your description of the process (An indication of the number of marks available for each component is given in brackets):
An Introduction to PCR (4)
A brief description of MRSA (2)
How PCR can identify MRSA (2)
Examples of specific PCR methodologies (e.g. primers and thermal cycles used) (2)
The reliability compared to other techniques (2)
Labelled diagrams (2)
References (2)
