Quantitative comparisons of 16S rRNA gene sequence libraries from environmental samples

Authors
Singleton, DR Furlong, MA Rathbun, SL Whitman, WB
Citation
Dr. Singleton et al., Quantitative comparisons of 16S rRNA gene sequence libraries from environmental samples, APPL ENVIR, 67(9), 2001, pp. 4374-4376
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4374 - 4376
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(200109)67:9<4374:QCO1RG>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
To determine the significance of differences between clonal libraries of en vironmental rRNA gene sequences, differences between homologous coverage cu rves C-X(D), and heterologous coverage curves, C-XY(D), were calculated by a Cramer-von Mises-type statistic and compared by a Monte Carlo test proced ure. This method successfully distinguished rRNA gene sequence libraries fr om soil and bioreactors and correctly failed to find differences between li braries of the same composition.