Table 2 Average number (± SD) of sequences, phylotype abundance (OTUs) and Shannon ‘H’ diversity index in the samples analyzed (*p = 0.016; **p = 0.008).

From: Maternal breast milk microbiota and immune markers in relation to subsequent development of celiac disease in offspring

Samples

Number of reads

Phylotype abundance (OTUs)

Shannon ‘H’ index (diversity)

CD group

334,403 ± 410,283

276.6 ± 28.6*

3.80 ± 0.41**

Control group

248,272 ± 161,407

219.5 ± 65.6*

2.88 ± 1.03**

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