Table 3

Log2 intensity results versus log2 ratio results for test samples MG1655 and EDL933


log2 intensities
log2 ratios




MG1655
EDL933
MG1655
EDL933

Sensitivity
0.99
0.97
1.00
1.00
FDR
0.003
0.060
0.007
0.063

The sensitivity and false discovery rate (FDR) were compared for data analysis based on log2 intensities and log2 ratios for the detection of genes in the two control strains for which gene presence is known from gene finding based on the known genome sequence. Thus, only known control gene groups were considered. Consequently, true positives make up the control genes correctly found to be present in all MG1655 or EDL933 samples, respectively. False positives are genes not found in the control strain, but predicted as present from the genome sequence.

Willenbrock et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R267   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-12-r267