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Table 3 Average species richness and inverted Simpson index values (mean ± SD)

From: Impact of polyols on Oral microbiome of Estonian schoolchildren

Treatment groups

Species richness (number of OTUs) 1

Inverted Simpson Index 2

Erythritol

310 ± 18

17.4 ± 4.9

Xylitol

301 ± 21

19.0 ± 3.8

Sorbitol

327 ± 20

20.3 ± 6.1

  1. 1P < 0.001 (one-way ANOVA)
  2. 2P = 0.075 (one-way ANOVA)