Table 7.
Alpha-diversity indices estimated for patients’ fecal bacterial assemblages before and after CCE.
| Index | Before CCE | After CCE | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | ||
| OTUs’ richness | 90 | 93 ± 41 | 78 | 92 ± 46 | 0.89 |
| Chao-1 | 100 | 104 ± 51 | 85 | 104 ± 55 | 0.75 |
| Berger–Parker | 0.24 | 0.29 ± 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.33 ± 0.21 | 0.07 |
| Dominance (D) | 0.12 | 0.16 ± 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.19 ± 0.17 | 0.11 |
| Simpson (1-D) | 0.88 | 0.84 ± 0.16 | 0.88 | 0.81 ± 0.17 | 0.11 |
| Shannon | 2.8 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 ± 0.9 | 0.21 |
| Evenness | 0.23 | 0.22 ± 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.20 ± 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Equitability | 0.67 | 0.63 ± 0.13 | 0.62 | 0.60 ± 0.15 | 0.13 |