TABLE 1.

16S and ITS alpha diversity measures within CDI⁺/CDI⁻ individuals

Alpha diversity measure	CDI+ mean	CDI− mean	t statistic	P value
16S rRNA
Observed	93.41 (±23.12)	121.77 (±58.26)	−1.90	0.076
PD whole tree	9.08 (±2.24)	11.99 (±4.88)	−2.34	0.015
Heip's evenness	0.079 (±0.035)	0.0769 (±0.042)	0.21	0.84
ITS
Observed	57.76 (±23.37)	65.85 (±17.82)	1.14	0.26
Heip's evenness	0.092 (±0.10)	0.047 (±0.057)	−1.67	0.112