Tools for T-RFLP data analysis using Excel

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Table 6 Example of two alignment bins classified as ambiguous

Samples	1	2	3	4	5	6	No of T-RFs	Min size	Max size	Mean size	Ambiguous
T-RF 1	309.61	309.30		310.29			3	309.30	310.29	309.73	Yes
T-RF 2			310.31		311.18	310.46	3	310.31	311.18	310.65	Yes

The table replicates the output of the procedure “J_Check_AlignedConsensus”. Following the columns of the six samples, where the given numbers are the T-RF sizes in bases, are columns for the number of T-RFs, the minimum T-RF size, the maximum T-RF size and the mean T-RF size in each alignment bin. The last column is either “Yes” or “No”, indicating whether the alignment bin is ambiguous or not.

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