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Comparison of GeoChip and shotgun metagenomics sequencing
| Contamination level and sequencing method | Functional gene richness (no. of genes)a | No. of significantly different genesb |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | ||
| Shotgun | 6,166 ± 415 | |
| GeoChip | 63,739 ± 3,663 | |
| L1 | ||
| Shotgun | 5,462 ± 396 | 782 |
| GeoChip | 66,225 ± 12,710 | 1,987 |
| L2 | ||
| Shotgun | 6,040 ± 180 | 221 |
| GeoChip | 53,999 ± 7,848 | 1,501 |
| L3 | ||
| Shotgun | 5,231 ± 285 | 971 |
| GeoChip | 53,357 ± 11,180 | 832 |
Standard deviation of triplicate samples.
Compared to gene abundance in L0, t test.
