Fig. 2
From: Core of the saliva microbiome: an analysis of the MG-RAST data

Correlation analysis. The Spearman’s test evaluated the associations between Failed, Unknown, Predicted, Alpha, and Rarefaction variables of a Amplicon sequencing and b Shotgun metagenomics. All associations were positive in Amplicon sequencing. In the Shotgun metagenomics, Failed and Unknown were negatively associated with Predicted, Alpha, and Rarefaction