Table 1 Average DNA concentration (ng/μl), read numbers and diversity for faeces and rectal swab groups
From: Standard rectal swabs as a surrogate sample for gut microbiome monitoring in intensive care
DNA concentration | Total reads | Unmapped readsa | Shannon index | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faeces | Swabs | Faeces | Swabs | Faeces | Swabs | Faeces | Swabs | |
Average | 86.61 | 13.77 | 64,170,721 | 57,616,320 | 60,787,262 | 44,442,521 | 3.20 | 3.44 |
Min | 2.07 | 0.03 | 31,542,724 | 12,022,910 | 28,450,859 | 6,171,540 | 0.77 | 1.13 |
Max | 323.20 | 85.20 | 107,805,306 | 82,306,018 | 103,450,092 | 77,005,487 | 4.27 | 4.28 |