Table 3.
Method | Cost per extractiona | Extraction time | Number of OTUs detected | ||
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0 h | 6 h | 18 h | |||
PowerFood | $ 5.02 | 34 min | 14 ± 1 | 13 ± 1 | 18 ± 2b |
PowerSoil | $ 8.27 | 36.5 min | 14 ± 1 | 14 ± 1 | 17 ± 2 |
Hybrid | $ 10.28 | 2 h 10 min | 13 ± 1 | 13 ± 1 | 19 ± 3c |
acost reflects pricing available to Canadian government laboratories at the time the study was conducted
bsignificantly higher (P < 0.05) than at 0 h and 6 h, as determined by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the Tukey post-hoc test, n = 4
csignificantly higher (P < 0.05) than at 0 h and 6 h, as determined by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the Tukey post-hoc test., n = 4