Figure 2

Identification of individual bands within regions of corresponding T-RFLP and RT-T-RFLP profiles. This figure shows regions of profiles as analysed using Phoretix 1D Advanced v.5.10 (Nonlinear Dynamics, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK). In each case, the region of electrophoretic profile is shown (below) next to a trace of relative band intensity. The manual confirmation of correct band identification minimises the inclusion of erroneous peaks.