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Table 2 Alpha diversity indexes calculated for the nasal swab (NS) and trans-tracheal aspiration (TTA) samples

From: Characterization of the upper and lower respiratory tract microbiota in Piedmontese calves

 

TTA

NS

P value

Chao1 index

95.62 ± 78.48

720.74 ± 225.22

0.001

Observed species

40.57 ± 35.21

395.30 ± 152.62

0.001

Shannon index

1.46 ± 0.83

5.14 ± 1.74

0.001

Simpson index

0.45 ± 0.24

0.82 ± 0.13

0.001

  1. Chao1 index, observed species, Shannon’s diversity index, and Simpson index values are reported as mean ± standard error
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