Table 3 Effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FH-1 inoculation on rhizosphere bacterial alpha diversity.

From: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FH-1 significantly affects cucumber seedlings and the rhizosphere bacterial community but not soil

 

CK

FH

Chao1

7176.53 ± 117.44a

6971.29 ± 159.56a

Observed_otus

4789.86 ± 98.59a

4599.68 ± 64.80b

PD_whole_tree

253.21 ± 3.46a

246.76 ± 2.38b

Shannon index

9.74 ± 0.11a

9.63 ± 0.07a

  1. Values (means ± SD, n = 5) within the same row followed by different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 according to Independent-Samples t Test.
  2. Chao1 richness of the Chao1 estimator, Observed_otus observed operational taxonomic units, Shannon index nonparametric Shannon diversity index, CK non-inoculated, FH inoculated with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FH-1.