Good-Enough RFLP Matcher (GERM) program
- 11 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Mycorrhiza
- Vol. 13 (3) , 171-172
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-003-0225-x
Abstract
A spreadsheet-based program (Good-Enough RFLP Matcher or GERM) is presented that matches unknown restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns of ectomycorrhizal fungi to a database of known ectomycorrhizal fungi. The program uses three simple methods to determine whether a sample matches a known: (1) Forward Matching: whether every band in the unknown is present in a known sample within a given error range; (2) Backward Matching: whether every band in the known sample is present in the unknown within a given error range; (3) Sum of Bands: whether the sum of all bands in the known and unknown are similar within a given error range. The program is available through the web page of this journal.Keywords
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