Table 1.
Longitudinal microbiome data structure.
| Subject ID | Taxon 1 | Taxon 2 | ··· | Taxon m | Total reads | Host factors | Time variables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject 1 | c111 | c112 | ··· | c11m | T11 | X1 | t11 |
| Subject 1 | c121 | c122 | ··· | c12m | T12 | X1 | t12 |
| Subject 1 | c131 | c132 | ··· | c13m | T13 | X1 | t13 |
| Subject 2 | c211 | c212 | ··· | c21m | T21 | X2 | t21 |
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| Subject n | cn11 | cn12 | ··· | cn1m | Tn1 | Xn | tn1 |