Table 1 Purple damaged (P) and uncoloured less damaged (U) samples yields, from each replicate (#1, 2, 3) of the three parchments (A, B, C). Each sequence was assigned to the appropriate Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) and the total number of OTUs per batch is reported.

From: Three ancient documents solve the jigsaw of the parchment purple spot deterioration and validate the microbial succession model

P

U

Sample

N. Sequences

Sample

N. Sequences

AP1

14243

AU1

18376

AP2

20537

AU2

19421

AP3

23087

AU3

19927

BP1

33542

BU1

23409

BP2

53584

BU2

24154

BP3

62906

BU3

33498

CP1

74662

CU1

48868

CP2

84024

CU2

70419

CP3

108388

CU3

97390

Total

474973

Total

355462

N. OTUs

1251

N. OTUs

1240

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