Table 2 Diversity indices of the original soils and the corresponding enriched consortia.

From: Pseudomonas and Pseudarthrobacter are the key players in synergistic phenanthrene biodegradation at low temperatures

Sample

Shannon

Evenness

Faith’s PD

Observed OTUs

P13: original soil

3.76

0.53

13.93

132

P15: original soil

6.53

0.86

18.43

198

P23: original soil

5.05

0.67

18.12

185

C13: enriched consortium

1.01

0.19

4.71

37

C15: enriched consortium

2.16

0.42

3.42

35

C23: enriched consortium

0.81

0.18

2.84

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