Figure 5
On-web genome profiling. The overall procedures to tentatively identify species by genotype only (genome profiling) are shown. Genome profiles are prepared by TGGE of random PCR products obtained from the genome DNA of a particular organism at the client site (the local phase). After accessing the database (represented by the red cylinder), a client (red circle) has spiddos assigned to each genome profile, which are used to calculate the measure of similarity, PaSS, and will finally get an output of the nearest species registered in the database (this phase of the process is called the database phase). Genome sequence space, with the location of the genomes A and B, is shown in green above the database of genomes.