Table 1. Variation in relative abundance and of ten most abundant phyla (or classes, for Proteobacteria).
| Phylum | Mean | Range | CV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verrucomicrobia | 0.316 | 0.053–0.701 | 30.9 |
| Acidobacteria | 0.153 | 0.055–0.418 | 23.2 |
| Deltaproteobacteria | 0.088 | 0.029–0.179 | 26.3 |
| Bacteroidetes | 0.077 | 0.017–0.433 | 40.1 |
| Alphaproteobacteria | 0.067 | 0.019–0.157 | 34.1 |
| Betaproteobacteria | 0.057 | 0.012–0.122 | 35.1 |
| Gammaproteobacteria | 0.040 | 0.008–0.361 | 52.9 |
| Actinobacteria | 0.038 | 0.007–0.141 | 50.9 |
| Planctomycetes | 0.031 | 0.007–0.058 | 25.4 |
| Chloroflexi | 0.012 | 0.001–0.031 | 44.2 |
N=722
CV=coefficient of variation