BMC Microbiology

Table 2 Total number of taxa found in each sample, before screening for analysis but after background noise was removed and including only OTUs with > 0.92 positive fraction

From: Insight into the bacterial gut microbiome of the North American moose (Alces alces)

Sample	Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Sub-family	OTU
1R	20	42	59	83	94	367
2R	21	43	63	90	103	395
3R	19	38	51	75	83	308
4R	23	44	58	80	94	374
5R	23	46	67	97	109	465
6R	23	43	56	84	97	382
7R	22	43	57	86	100	379
8R	23	45	69	98	116	432
Mean rumen	22	43	60	87	100	350
1C	16	33	45	63	72	331
2C	18	36	54	78	90	378
3C	15	30	40	54	65	307
6C	17	34	50	72	84	374
7C	26	49	82	124	146	597
8C	21	42	66	98	115	488
Mean colon	19	37	51	82	95	413

Not all OTUs were found in every sample.

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ISSN: 1471-2180

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