Table 1.
Sites | Location | Sample ID | Cutoff | OTUs | ACE | Chao | Shannon | Coverage |
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Hetian |
37°07′ N 79°56′ E |
He-3 | 0.03 | 474 ± 14a | 1064.9 ± 35.2a | 751.1 ± 35.3a | 4.37 ± 0.01a | 0.969 |
He-8 | 0.03 | 344 ± 33c | 778.6 ± 60.5c | 578.0 ± 46.5b | 3.80 ± 0.03b | 0.976 | ||
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Kashi |
38°11′ N 77°16′ E |
Ka-3 | 0.03 | 314 ± 16c | 788.9 ± 30.3c | 558.6 ± 36.1b | 2.98 ± 0.04c | 0.976 |
Ka-8 | 0.03 | 189 ± 24d | 287.4 ± 47.1d | 291.7 ± 68.8c | 2.38 ± 0.05d | 0.988 | ||
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Aksu |
80°11′ N 40°47′ E |
Ak-3 | 0.03 | 418 ± 28b | 1040.9 ± 51.8a | 763.0 ± 72.6a | 3.71 ± 0.02b | 0.970 |
Ak-8 | 0.03 | 399 ± 30b | 927.4 ± 29.7b | 740.3 ± 34.9a | 3.60 ± 0.05b | 0.972 |
Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between 6 different soil samples from 3 areas. Different letters (a, b, c, and d) in column indicate significant difference (P < 0.05) between sampling sites according to Duncan's multiple comparison.