Table 2.
Estimated OTU richness and diversity indices of the 18S rRNA gene libraries for clustering at 97% identity, as obtained from the pyrosequencing analysis.
| Treatments | Total Tags | Taxon Tags | OTUs(97%) | Chao index | Shannon index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCK | 87107a | 82515a | 1684a | 1599.57a | 6.91a |
| RT1 | 46511b | 44867b | 1215b | 1185.52b | 5.41b |
| RT2 | 46918b | 45256b | 1222b | 1168.45b | 4.61b |
| RT3 | 37233b | 35351b | 1228b | 1206.65b | 5.12b |
| NCK | 48781a | 46633a | 1278a | 1227.67ab | 4.97ab |
| NT1 | 54239a | 53084a | 942b | 973.67bc | 2.69c |
| NT2 | 37161b | 34958b | 1187ab | 1632.37a | 6.56a |
| NT3 | 51730a | 50565a | 778b | 758.25c | 3.67bc |
Means followed by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05.