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Table 1 Number of bands detected in T-RFLP and RT-T-RFLP profiles generated from the sample set.

From: Bacterial activity in cystic fibrosis lung infections

Patient

T-RFLP bands

RT-T-RFLP bands

1

42

33

2

35

38

3

14

22

4

25

27

5

38

18

6

26

15

7

16

21

8

13

15

9

14

38

10

10

11

11

7

18

12

15

15

13

12

11

14

17

29

15

16

20

16

10

38

17

13

14

Total

323

383

Average

19.0 (± 10.4)

22.5 (± 9.5)

  1. The number of T-RF bands detected above a threshold of 0.1% of the total lane signal volume is shown for both the T-RFLP and RT-T-RFLP profiles generated from each of the 17 samples. Standard deviations for average values are shown in brackets.