Table 2 Sequence data and diversity indexes
Sample type | Characteristics | Sequence type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacterial (16S) | Fungal (ITS1) | ||||
TB | Controls | TB | Controls | ||
Nasal | Total sequencesa | 124,977 | 106,729 | 76,480 | 73,858 (4) |
Observed OTUs | 318 | 348 | 378 | 345 | |
Chao1 | 708 | 627 | 684 | 585 | |
Shannon (H') | 3.0* | 4.2* | 6.9 | 6.6 | |
Oropharynx | Total sequencesa | 140,987 | 95,693 | 29,759 | 22,376 (3) |
Observed OTUs | 577 | 882 | 98 | 131 | |
Chao1 | 1262 | 1941 | 153 | 209 | |
Shannon (H') | 4.8 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | |
Sputum | Total sequences | 120,681 | ND | 66,278 | ND |
Observed OTUs | 827 | ND | 102 | ND | |
Chao1 | 1857 | ND | 154 | ND | |
Shannon (H') | 6.1 | ND | 3.4 | ND | |