Table 1. Number of sequence analyzed, observed diversity richness (OTUs), estimated OTU richness (ACE and Chao1), and coverage.
| Phylotype | ||||||
| Group | Number | Total reads | OTUs | ACE | Chao1 | Goods Coverage |
| FPG | 3 | 10320 | 1262 | 2183.3 | 1912.8 | 0.95 |
| 10 | 4959 | 713 | 1374.7 | 1168.0 | 0.94 | |
| 29 | 9271 | 1039 | 2083.4 | 1624.8 | 0.95 | |
| 47 | 7108 | 271 | 330.7 | 336.0 | 0.99 | |
| 95 | 9536 | 1015 | 1933.3 | 1574.3 | 0.95 | |
| Mean±SD | 8238±2186 | 860±382 | 1581±765 | 1323±612 | 0.96±0.02 | |
| FNG | 20 | 12807 | 1293 | 1874.7 | 1913.3 | 0.96 |
| 23 | 11353 | 436 | 740.8 | 631.0 | 0.99 | |
| 31 | 3851 | 419 | 706.1 | 596.2 | 0.96 | |
| 75 | 2453 | 249 | 492.6 | 414.1 | 0.96 | |
| 88 | 5077 | 300 | 484.5 | 413.2 | 0.98 | |
| Mean±SD | 7108±4661 | 539±428 | 793±634 | 859±579 | 0.97±0.01 | |
The cutoff value of phylotype is equal to or greater than 97% similarity. OTUs, operational taxonomic units; FPG, fecal activity potently metabolizing ginsenoside Rb1 to compound K; FNG, fecal activity non-metabolizing ginsenoside Rb1 to compound K.