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. 2013 Oct 14;8(10):e76937. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076937

Table 2. Comparison of the estimated operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness and diversity indexes of the 16S rRNA gene libraries for clustering at 97% identity as obtained from the pyrosequencing analysis.

Manure ratio Reads OTU ACE Chao Coverage Shannon Simpson
0% 9015±2997a 3533±812a 9581±2336a 6816±1559a 0.767±0.024a 7.58±0.112a 0.0010±5.7735b
5% 9485±2305a 4032±878a 1101±2941a 7754±1732a 0.749±0.005a 7.776±0.179a 0.0007±5.7735a
10% 8501±1153a 3643±478a 9814±1751a 7204±1217a 0.747±0.026a 7.706±0.117a 0.0008±5.7735a
15% 9138±1096a 3871±213a 1069±835a 7648±393a 0.749±0.019a 7.766±0.005a 0.0007±0.0001a
20% 9916±1429a 4136±496a 1105±1744a 8133±1134a 0.755±0.032a 7.836±0.116a 0.0007±0.0001a
25% 7991±768a 3354±393a 9651±2464a 6903±1290a 0.749±0.019a 7.573±0.081a 0.0010±5.7735b

Averages of replicates ± standard error; means followed by different letters are significantly different at P<0.05.