Table 4. Number of sequences analyzed, observed diversity and estimated sample coverage for 16S rRNA amplicons from olives fermentations.

		Reads	Observed OTUs	Shannon	Chao1	ESC (%)
Not treated olives fermentation
Olive surfaces
Day of fermentation	Target
3	RNA	1697	116	4.68	128.5	98.53
3	DNA	4258	74	2.43	78.33	99.67
8	RNA	5957	70	2.09	80.91	99.73
8	DNA	5199	78	2.92	101.1	99.58
90	RNA	1831	49	2.7	73	99.13
90	DNA	6325	73	2.79	88.55	99.70
Brines
Day of fermentation	Target
8	RNA	1894	39	2.09	54.6	98.81
8	DNA	3980	56	2.47	77.38	99.52
90	RNA	2894	68	3.03	83	99.27
90	DNA	3763	77	3.02	89.05	99.39
NaOH treated olives fermentation
Olive surfaces
Day of fermentation	Target
3	RNA	1131	40	2.22	57.14	98.59
3	DNA	3306	81	2.6	110.08	99.15
8	RNA	2813	51	2	82.63	99.18
8	DNA	3171	53	2.06	70	99.43
90	RNA	2945	91	3.07	128.71	98.88
90	DNA	1465	80	3.59	107.19	97.95
Brines
Day of fermentation	Target
8	RNA	7834	127	3.38	156.75	99.55
8	DNA	2772	101	3.56	125	98.81
90	RNA	5851	82	2.75	111.25	99.54
90	DNA	6428	112	3.27	137.83	99.52