Table 3 Catabolic diversity (measured by the average well-color development (AWCD), Shannon index, and substrate richness, was determined using Biolog EcoPlates) for the rhizosphere bacterial communities across different treatments. Different letters within columns indicated significant differences at P < 0.05.

From: Effects of Paecilomyces lilacinus and Bacillus pumilus on stem nematode and rhizosphere bacterial communities of sweet potato

Treatment

AWCD

Shannons diversity index(H)

Substrate richness(S)

CK

0.63 ± 0.13b

3.08 ± 0.08bc

20.67 ± 1.78b

FO

0.60 ± 0.06b

3.03 ± 0.03c

18.67 ± 1.10b

PL

1.04 ± 0.18a

3.20 ± 0.06ab

26.67 ± 2.22a

BP

1.09 ± 0.02a

3.29 ± 0.01a

29.00 ± 1.00a