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The variability of the T-RFLP 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 ...

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Statistical Assessment of Variability of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Applied to Complex Microbial Communities

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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 standard ...

American Society for Microbiology2009

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In a network industry like railways, major systemic innovations and new technological trajectories are tightly connected to national institutional frameworks and policies. The major transformation occurring in Europe brought by the liberalization and harmo ...

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