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Table 3 Shannon's and Simpson's diversity index of each host analyzed

From: Escherichia coli phylogenetic group determination and its application in the identification of the major animal source of fecal contamination

Diversity index

Human

Cow

Chicken

Pig

Sheep

Goat

Shannon index

0.6598

0.5029

0.5025

0.6523

0.412

0.2614

Simpson index

0.7331

0.5944

0.6272

0.7245

0.4899

0.3203

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BMC Microbiology

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