Table 1.

Comparison of phylotype coverage and diversity estimation of the 16S rRNA gene libraries for individuals at 97% similarity from the pyrosequencing analysis.

Sample ID	Reads	97%
		OTU	Ace	Chao	Coverage	Shannon	Simpson
C 1	19921	419	456	458	0.997139	4.46	0.0297
C 2	19921	316	380	375	0.996486	3.34	0.1144
C 3	19921	325	383	384	0.996536	3.6	0.0839
C 4	19921	266	315	334	0.997038	3.12	0.1565
C 5	19921	334	388	381	0.996737	3.41	0.1237
C 6	19921	271	343	350	0.996687	3.03	0.1948
C 7	19921	290	357	350	0.996587	3.37	0.1057
C 8	19921	319	388	396	0.996185	2.89	0.2055
METH CPP 1	19921	363	404	418	0.996938	3.83	0.0896
METH CPP 2	19921	347	402	390	0.996687	4.05	0.0414
METH CPP 3	19921	375	418	411	0.996988	4	0.0505
METH CPP 4	19921	304	362	367	0.996687	3.42	0.1071
METH CPP 5	19921	362	414	424	0.996436	3.92	0.0491
METH CPP 6	19921	363	436	435	0.995884	3.48	0.1465
METH CPP 7	19921	438	490	492	0.996436	4.61	0.0228
METH CPP 8	19921	292	364	364	0.996687	3.92	0.0475