Table 1.
Number of identified bacterial and fungal taxa per sample for cultured and non-cultured samples. Mean ± SD.
BACTERIA | FUNGI | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Taxon | Non-Cultured | Cultured | Non-Cultured | Cultured |
Order | 5.29 ± 3.02 | 11.61 ± 6.13 (***) | 6.64 ± 3.46 | 6.04 ± 3.45 (ns) |
Family | 6.64 ± 4.75 | 13.18 ± 7.74 (***) | 7.71 ± 4.18 | 7.25 ± 4.06 (ns) |
Genus | 7.68 ± 5.58 | 14.86 ± 9.78 (***) | 7.93 ± 4.58 | 7.36 ± 3.94 (ns) |
SD-standard deviation; significance level from independent t-test p < 0.001 (***); (ns)-non significant.