Table 1 Alpha diversity of airborne bacteria samples (m-AB; micro-sized airborne bacteria, n-ABE; nano-sized airborne bacterial EV, CL; candle lit, BL; blank sample).
From: Impact of scented candle use on indoor air quality and airborne microbiome
Alpha diversity | Observed species | Chao1 | Shannon index | Simpson index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m-AB | |||||
BL | 14.0 ± 0.8 | 13.9 ± 0.01 | 0.57 ± 0.01 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | |
CL | 16.3 ± 3.1 | 17.6 ± 4.86 | 1.10 ± 0.47 | 0.46 ± 0.15 | |
3m_CL | 23.0 ± 3.3 | 24.7 ± 3.26 | 0.99 ± 0.05 | 0.36 ± 0.02 | |
6m_CL | 14.7 ± 3.1 | 14.3 ± 4.08 | 0.77 ± 0.03 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | |
n-ABE | |||||
BL | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 11.0 ± 0.01 | 1.3 ± 0.01 | 0.57 ± 0.01 | |
CL | 11.3 ± 3.4 | 14.0 ± 4.83 | 1.96 ± 0.34 | 0.81 ± 0.05 | |
3m_CL | 14.3 ± 3.7 | 19.03 ± 4.83 | 1.76 ± 0.66 | 0.69 ± 0.15 | |
6m_CL | 11.7 ± 0.9 | 17.2 ± 2.48 | 1.89 ± 0.07 | 0.76 ± 0.05 | |
