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Table 2 Number of reads and alpha diversity index for the anodic-biofilm communities in microbial fuel cells fed with different substrates

From: Community analysis of biofilms on flame-oxidized stainless steel anodes in microbial fuel cells fed with different substrates

Sample

No. of reads

No. of OTUs

Chao1 richness

Shannon’s diversity index

Abundance-based coverage estimator

Good’s coverage

AM-CCA

86,298

1645

1951

7.475

1956

0.996

AM-FO-SSA

58,305

1249

1486

6.818

1504

0.995

SM-FO-SSA

26,190

1002

1294

5.646

1333

0.988

GM-FO-SSA

48,481

1838

2282

6.963

2323

0.989

WW-FO-SSA

18,819

1303

1513

7.84

1546

0.983

  1. Abbreviations: OUT operational taxonomic units, FO-SSA flame-oxidized stainless steel anode, CCA carbon-cloth anode, AM acetate medium, SM starch medium, GM glucose medium, WW wastewater