ProReg XL Tool: an easy-to-use computer tool suite for rapidly regrouping a large number of identical electrophoretic profiles

The ProReg XL Tool (Profile Regrouping Excel Tool) is a new tool suite designed to rapidly regroup a large number of identical electrophoretic profiles. This tool suite is coded in Visual Basic Application for Microsoft Excel, and thus requires this spreadsheet software to operate. It was designed for use with a new screening strategy of clones from an rrs (16S rDNA) clone library, but it may also be helpful in other electrophoretic applications. ProReg XL Tool is organized in different steps where the user has the capability—in addition to regrouping electrophoretic profiles—to control gel quality, determine signal attenuation, and draw pie charts.