Table 5 Mean read length and read number per index from output PGM quality-approved, trimmed and filtered sequence data in the four groups of patients.

From: Targeted metagenomic sequencing data of human gut microbiota associated with Blastocystis colonization

 

Blastocystis sp.-positive

Blastocystis sp.-negative

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Mean read number per index*

43,058

44,150.04

41,374.65

41,862.54

Mean read length (bases)*

270

273.96

275.13

271.62

  1. * Three outlier samples (indexes 18, 63 and 50 belonging to groups 1, 2 and 3 respectively), were discarded before the analyses.