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Table 2 Results of the diversity profiles for the four environmental microbial community datasets

From: Utilizing novel diversity estimators to quantify multiple dimensions of microbial biodiversity across domains

 

Treatment

Naïve profiles results

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Similarity profiles results

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Acid mine drainage bacteria and archaea

HiSeq

BR less diverse than most Env. samples

Yes

BR less diverse than Env. samples

Yes

 

High GS only more diverse than early GS for Env-1

No

Highest GS (GS 2) is most diverse of all samples

Yes

GAIIx

BR more diverse than Env-2, but less than Env-4

No

Env. samples mostly more diverse than BR

Yes

 

Higher GS is less diverse than lower GS for BR

No

Highest GS is most diverse of all samples

Yes

Hypersaline lake viruses

N/A

Diversity greater in larger pools

Yes (2010A for 2/3 genes; not true for Cluster 667)

Diversity greater in combined 2007A samples and/or 2010A

Yes

Subsurface bacteria

N/A

Background > Acetate > Vanadium + acetate

Yes

Background ≈ Vanadium + acetate > Acetate

No

Substrate-associated soil fungi

Grassland

At all q: Wood T2 > Wood T1 > Straw T1 > Straw T2; No crossing along q

Yes

Straw T2 least diverse at all q

Yes

At q = 0, Straw T1 has second lowest diversity, but by q = 3, has highest diversity

No

Wood T2 > Wood T1 at all q

Yes

Forest

At all q: Wood T1 > Straw T1 > Wood T2 > Straw T2; No crossing along q

No

At all q: Straw T1 > Wood T1 > Wood T2 > Straw T2; No crossing along q

No