| Steps | Standard PCR | Direct colony PCR |
| Bacterial isolation | X | X |
| Replication in broth | X | - |
| DNA extraction | X | - |
| PCR | X | X |
| Electrophoresis | X | X |
| PCR product purification | X | - |
| 16S rRNA sequencing | X | X |
| Nucleotide analysis | X | X |