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Table 2 Sample collection summary and summary of the number of 16S rRNA genes assembled

From: Microbes in the neonatal intensive care unit resemble those found in the gut of premature infants

Characteristic

Infant 1

Infant 2

No. of samples

Electronics

10

4

Surfaces

7

5

Incubator

8

4

Sink

9

10

Hands

8

2

Tubes

6

4

Fecal

9

7

Total

57

36

No. of EMIRGE sequences

Electronics

3,359

1,298

Surfaces

2,440

2,205

Incubators

2,270

1,751

Sinks

2,936

4,766

Hands

1,783

812

Tubes

272

198

Fecal

33

32

Total

13,093

11,062

No. of OTUs

Electronics

3,353

1,293

Surfaces

2,436

2,197

Incubators

2,264

1,749

Sinks

2,933

4,762

Hands

1,781

812

Tubes

271

198

Fecal

33

32

Total

13,071

11,043

Shared OTUs

3,822

 

No. of unique OTUs

Electronics

2,486

1,202

Surfaces

2,211

2,015

Incubators

2,048

1,606

Sinks

2,756

4,453

Hands

1,603

801

Tubes

256

185

Fecal

11

11

Total

10,371

10,273

  1. EMIRGE ‘expectation maximization iterative reconstruction of genes from the environment’, OTU operational taxonomic unit.
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