"We're very quick now to identify new strains of the flu," Dr. Offit said.

Today, fieldwork has been able to identify various strains of purebred Spanish goats.

He can identify strains of cannabis in high-resolution photographs.

This is widely used in characterizing new species of bacteria, and is useful for identifying pathogenic strains.

It is very hard to map the spread of the disease due to the difficulty of identifying individual strains of the prions.

For Geisbert, identifying hot strains and classifying the tribes of viruses was like sorting butterflies or collecting flowers.

Phenotypic tests can be used to identify and distinguish different Mycobacteria species and strains.

Efforts are underway to identify better strains with superior nutrition, disease resistance and higher yields.

These phages are used to identify different strains of bacteria within a single species.

Several experiments have made use of this to reliably identify strains.