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. 2024 May 15;12(6):e02932-23. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02932-23

TABLE 2.

Read counts of negative controls with V4 and V3V4a

Negative controls, V4, read counts (paired, trimmed pairs)
ID Reads ID Reads ID Reads
DNA shield 1_1 ✓ 2,863 Omni 1_1 15,641 EC 1_1 5,415
DNA shield 1_2 ✓ 3,271 Omni 1_2 !! 123,738 EC 1_2 5,864
DNA shield 2_1 ! 26,052 Omni 2_1 15,595 EC 2_1 ! 34,811
DNA shield 2_2 ! 34,934 Omni 2_2 ! 25,796 EC 2_2 ! 33,879
DNA shield 3_1 ! 40,892 Omni 3_1 ! 39,777 EC 3_1 ! 57,900
DNA shield 3_2 ! 54,439 Omni 3_2 ! 36,932 EC 3_2 15,211
DNA shield 4_1 21,053 Omni 4_1 19,867 EC 4_1 2,427
DNA shield 4_2 ! 31,600 Omni 4_2 6,395 EC 4_2 16,672
PCR-0_V4 13,657
a

DNA shield, DNA/RNA shield fluid; Omni, OMNIgeneGUT; EC, extraction control/lysis buffer; first number, pre-treatment group; second number, number of replicate, e.g., EC1_2 is an extraction control with pre-treatment 1 and second replicate. The symbols indicate the number of reads: ✓ < 25,000; 25,000 < ! < 100,000; !! > 100,000 reads.