TABLE 1 .
Description of studies used in analysis
| Data set | QIIME identity | Reference | Gene | Region | No. of reads | No. of samples | Read length | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simulated | ||||||||
| sim_even | 24 | 16S | V4 | 107,600 | 1 | 150 | ART | |
| sim_staggered | 24 | 16S | V4 | 107,025 | 1 | 150 | ART | |
| Mock | ||||||||
| Bokulich_2 | 1685 | 25 | 16S | V4 | 6,938,836 | 4 | 189–251 | MiSeq |
| Bokulich_3 | 1686 | 25 | 16S | V4 | 3,594,237 | 4 | 114–151 | MiSeq |
| Bokulich_6 | 1688 | 25 | 16S | V4 | 250,903 | 1 | 114–150 | MiSeq |
| mock_nematodes | 26 | 18S | V4 | 9,061 | 1 | 54–305 | GS FLX | |
| Genuine | ||||||||
| canadian_soil | 632 | 27 | 16S | V4 | 2,966,053 | 13 | 76–100 | HiSeq |
| body_sites | 449 | 28 | 16S | V2 | 886,630 | 602 | 117–351 | GS FLX |
| global_soil | 2107 | 29 | 18S | V9 | 9,252,764 | 57 | 119–151 | HiSeq |