Table 2 Richness, diversity indices and coverage estimation in individual and combined libraries
| Â | N | T | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | (n = 10) | (n = 10) | (n = 20) |
No. of clones | 414 | 500 | 914 |
Species/phylotypes (S) | 57 | 59 | 80 |
Singletons | 16 | 22 | 21 |
Doubletons | 9 | 7 | 13 |
Chao1 estimator of species richness | 71.22 | 93.57 | 96.96 |
Chao1 standard deviation | 9.34 | 20.56 | 9.69 |
ACE estimator of species richness | 68.59 | 83.76 | 97.78 |
Shannon’s index for diversity (H) | 3.37 | 3.20 | 3.47 |
Simpson’s index for diversity (1-D) | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
Evenness (e^H/S) | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.40 |
Good’s estimator of coverage (%) | 96.14 | 95.6 | 97.7 |