Table 2 Similarity-based OTUs and species estimates

From: Vertical stratification of microbial communities in the Red Sea revealed by 16S rDNA pyrosequencing

Sample

Reads

1% dissimilarity

3% dissimilarity

6% dissimilarity

10% dissimilarity

  

OTU

ACE

Chao1

OTU

ACE

Chao1

OTU

ACE

Chao1

OTU

ACE

Chao1

Archaea

 A20 m

13294

1825

3074

2955

966

1919

1866

703

1454

1376

599

1271

1177

 A50 m

13293

2005

3592

3510

1078

2280

2073

828

1785

1524

729

1587

1346

 A200 m

4234

787

1284

1242

384

807

699

272

606

522

228

554

472

 A1500 m

5245

962

1825

1769

578

1452

1269

477

1300

1102

445

1173

983

 D20 m

7664

1009

1676

1652

494

1071

1056

355

766

737

306

695

689

 D50 m

18647

1066

1693

1740

448

855

875

299

594

562

233

517

460

 D200 m

7032

847

1336

1381

407

798

785

302

655

641

260

617

595

 D1500 m

10359

1042

1691

1674

561

1034

977

442

909

789

389

827

719

Bacteria

 A20 m

16822

1459

2762

2787

847

1607

1533

597

1204

1218

424

910

954

 A50 m

17486

1804

3013

3073

1087

1663

1685

842

1233

1252

682

969

998

 A200 m

10019

1166

1860

1813

684

1034

1026

516

746

731

413

562

554

 A1500 m

6943

963

1519

1523

646

924

916

512

696

702

417

550

553

 D20 m

11671

642

999

998

341

532

539

266

382

380

231

321

332

 D50 m

18864

1431

2108

2041

839

1218

1220

670

939

916

566

779

755

 D200 m

13723

1179

1814

1842

704

993

1022

557

788

829

453

636

686

 D1500 m

12418

1275

1905

1909

850

1148

1181

668

899

941

554

743

782

  1. The numbers of reads after quality control and noise clearance are shown.
  2. The ACE, Chao1 and OTU parameters are presented for a dissimilarity of 1%, 3%, 6% and 10% between the reads.