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. 2003 Jul;69(7):3840–3848. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.3840-3848.2003

TABLE 5.

Repeatability of the SSCP analysis

Peak Mean % repeatability of SSCP analysisa for:
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
1 0.12 0.02 0.25 0.09
2 0.07 0.02 0.37 0.23 2.39 0.32
3 1.24 0.20 1 0.19 1.19 0.10
4 0.71 0.16 1.46 0.36 0.81 0.08
5 1.26 0.23 1.12 0.36 2.16 0.12
6 0.52 0.18 0.68 0.02
7 0.61 0.09 0.57 0.06
8 0.38 0.12
9 0.71 0.05
10 91.7 1.29 90.57 1.51 86.13 0.87
11 4.9 0.65 3.28 0.08 5.81 0.48
a

That is, extraction of nucleic acid, PCR amplification, electrophoresis, and SSCP pattern treatment.