Table 1 Bacterial DNA yield and diversity metrics in scraped samples.

From: Scraping enhances microbial DNA recovery over swabbing in sensitive facial skin: a pilot study of 10 patients

Sample

OTUs

Shannon index

Genus classification (%)

VK-M1

18

0.35

99.98

VK-M2

208

1.30

99.73

VK-M3

8

0.20

99.99

VK-M8

6

0.25

99.95

VK-M9

11

0.03

99.92

VK-M10

13

0.10

99.99

VK-M11

30

0.03

99.97

VK-M13

325

2.85

99.95

VK-M16

6

0.70

99.98

VK-M17

45

0.50

99.94