TABLE 2.
Percentage of over- and underestimations (%T) of target bead and bacteria abundancesa
| Counting method | No. of beads filter−1 (log10)
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No. of bacteria filter−1 (log10)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | |
| SubjA | 155.1* | 156.0* | 24.8 | 7.1 | −8.5 | 60.9 | −31.7 | 0.6 |
| SubjB | 103.3** | 143.1** | 56.5* | 19.1 | 4.4 | 29.0 | −23.1 | 20.9 |
| ObjA | 86.2 | 63.5 | 26.9 | −27.0 | 4.2 | 99.3 | −2.7 | 5.5 |
| ObjB | 34.0 | 54.0 | −4.6 | −40.2** | −4.7 | 15.0 | −6.1 | 0.2 |
| SPC | −2.0 | 5.1 | −2.8 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 12.5 |
a
All values are expressed as percentages. Positive and negative values represent over- and underestimations of target values, respectively. *, Bias values statistically significantly different from zero (P < 0.05). **, Bias values statistically significantly different from zero (P < 0.01).