title: Statistical assessment of variability of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis applied to complex microbial communities.
abstract: The variability of terminal restriction fragment polymorphism analysis applied to complex microbial communities was assessed statistically. Recent technological improvements were implemented in the successive steps of the procedure, resulting in a standardized procedure which provided a high level of reproducibility.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ENAC ISTE Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, CH C3 425, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. pierre.rossi@epfl.ch
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gillet
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rohrbach
authors.forename: Nouhou
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Diaby
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holliger
mesh_terms: D054458:Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D014644:Genetic Variation; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S