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Table 2 Mean sequence richness, evenness, and diversity in lesion samples

From: Characterization and comparison of bacterial communities in benign vocal fold lesions

 

Cysts

Nodules

Polyps

Reinke’s edema

Chao

105.2 ± 25.7

191.0 ± 97.0

112.5 ± 17.4

111.3 ± 15.5

1/Simpson

7.4 ± 2.9

6.1 ± 2.8

4.0 ± 1.3

4.1 ± 1.5

Shannon

1.9 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

Good’s coverage

0.991 ± 0.002

0.996 ± 0.001

0.994 ± 0.001

0.991 ± 0.001

  1. Mean Good’s coverage, Chao, inverse Simpson, and Shannon are reported for each of the four lesion types, along with standard error. Values for Chao, Inverse Simpson, and Shannon were not significantly different.
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