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. 2018 Apr 19;8:6292. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-24573-y

Table 2.

Alpha diversity measurements (mean ± SEM) for each of the DNA extraction kits (n = 8).

Extraction Method Observed OTUs Chao1 InvSimpson
MOBIO PowerLyzer PowerSoil Kit 62.88 ± 8.38 69.79 ± 10.31 3.9 ± 0.40
GEN-IAL First All-Tissue Kit 59.75 ± 5.82 66.02 ± 7.51 5.3 ± 0.09
QIAamp DNA Mini Kit 64.00 ± 4.87 78.04 ± 5.94 5.1 ± 0.13
Actual/Expected Mock Community 22 22 18.3