Table 2.
α-Diversity | Average (case) | SD value (case) | Average (control) | SD value (control) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sobs | 663.48000 | 231.67115 | 837.96000 | 232.63302 | 0.00077 |
Chao | 663.48000 | 231.67115 | 837.96000 | 232.63302 | 0.00077 |
ACE | 663.48000 | 231.67115 | 837.96000 | 232.63302 | 0.00077 |
Shannon | 5.49967 | 0.70135 | 5.89128 | 0.90201 | 0.00185 |
Simpson | 0.01692 | 0.03893 | 0.01296 | 0.01042 | 0.00576 |
Sobs, Chao, ACE, Shannon, and Simpson are types of α-diversity indexes. P value > 0.05 represents no significant difference; P value < 0.05 represents significant difference. Sobs: number of observed species; ACE: abundance-based coverage estimator; SD: standard deviation.