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Table 2 Number of observed diversity and estimated sample coverage (ESC) for 16S rRNA amplicons analyzed

From: Apical periodontitis: preliminary assessment of microbiota by 16S rRNA high throughput amplicon target sequencing

Samplea

OTUs

ESC

chao1

Shannon Index

RC_1

202.00

1.00

209.46

4.48

RC _2

67.00

0.99

80.13

2.21

RC _3

164.00

1.00

171.16

2.24

RC _4

86.00

0.99

109.40

2.86

RC _5

143.00

1.00

155.83

2.34

PG_6

129.00

1.00

135.00

2.58

PG_7

49.00

0.99

56.33

1.90

PG_9

22.00

0.96

61.00

2.29

PG_10

49.00

0.97

76.60

2.34

  1. aSamples are labeled according to type Periapical Granuloma (PG) and Radicular Cyst (RC)