FIGURE 1.
Overview of the microbial ecogenomics toolbox-highlighting key some results and developments gained or obtained by techniques. DGGE, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; T-RFLP, terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism; SSCP, single strand conformation polymorphism; RISA, ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis; SIP, stable isotope probing; ARDRA, amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis; RAPD, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis.