Where a DNA chip corresponding to a bacterium that is a subsequently added
identification object is produced, temporal and pecuniary cost is reduced, and
even where a probe unique to the DNA sequence of an identification object cannot
be designed, precision in identifying DNA comprised in a sample is maximized. First,
on designing a probe, a plurality of different probes are prepared to one kind
of bacterium. Where some probes come to be not available by addition of bacteria
that are new identification objects, identification is carried out using the remaining
probes. Where a probe unique to an identification target bacterium cannot be designed,
a probability of correct identification is increased by using multiple probes.
Moreover, in consideration with a possibility that multiple kinds of bacteria simultaneously
exist, a combination of probes that maximizes a probability of correct identification
is selected.