FIG. 5.
Mean values of T. denitrificans-like 16S rRNA fractions (percent relative abundance) achieved from quantifications without (lane 1) and with (lane 2) a preamplification step. (A) Enrichment Bx21. The Student t test (P < 0.05) showed no evidence for a significant variation between results gained by using both quantification protocols (P value, 0.96; n = 15; degrees of freedom, 13). (B) Enrichment Bx24. The Student t test (P < 0.05) showed no evidence for a significant variation between results gained by both quantifications protocols (P value, 0.83; n = 8; degrees of freedom, 6).