FIG. 3.

Distribution of T_m signatures among 111 T_m signature types. Each line represents one of 111 T_m signature types. The colored dots along each line correspond to the mean T_m values (from six independent measurements) generated by each of the six sloppy molecular beacon probes in the presence of that sequence type. Error bars show ±1 standard deviation from the mean values. The absence of a dot indicates that the corresponding probe did not generate a T_m value for that particular bacterial DNA. The numbers indicate the T_m profile of the species (species groups) as outlined in Table S6 in the supplemental material.