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Table 3 Comparison of alpha diversity measures among Meconium samples using the approximative Fisher–Pitman test stratified by individual sample IDs with 9999 permutations

From: Collection of non-meconium stool on fecal occult blood cards is an effective method for fecal microbiota studies in infants

 

Observed

Shannon

Simpson

Fisher

Card vs. tube

0.06

1.00

0.27

0.05

Manual vs. EZ1

0.04

0.073

0.23

0.033

RT vs. − 80 °C

0.67

0.59

0.35

0.69

Tube (7 days at − 80 °C)a

0.76

0.22

0.13

0.81

Card (3–5 days)a

0.84

0.53

0.26

0.83

Card (7 days RT)a

0.69

0.25

0.18

0.61

Card (7 days at − 80 °C)a

0.14

0.93

0.44

0.14

Card (3–5 days)b

0.47

0.35

0.90

0.42

Card (7 days RT)b

0.44

0.91

0.89

0.41

Card (7 days at − 80 °C)b

0.13

0.93

0.44

0.14

  1. aComparison with tube at 0–2 days
  2. bComparison with tube 7 days at − 80 °C
  3. Values italicized are signficiant with a value of p<0.05
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