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. 2015 May 6;5:10007. doi: 10.1038/srep10007

Table 2. Summary of number and diversity index of soil microbial communities based on GeoChip 4.0 and 16S sequencing data.

Forest types   GeoChip 4.0
16S OTUs
Richnessc Shannon Index Richnessc Shannon Index    
CF 34221 ± 3916bd 10.43 ± 0.12b 6542 ± 933ab 7.10 ± 0.60b
MBF 34153 ± 3551b 10.43 ± 0.11b 6210 ± 729b 6.72 ± 0.60b
DBF 39970 ± 2250a 10.59 ± 0.06a 7150 ± 945a 7.61 ± 0.42a

Data present the mean value and standard error.

cDetected gene/sequence numbers.

dSignificant differences among forest types are indicated by alphabetic letters, P < 0.05.