Table 1 Summary statistics for droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) and Illumina MiSeq results by specimen type
Water | Isolation controls | Rectal swabs | |
|---|---|---|---|
ddPCR 16S copies/sample | |||
Mean | 14 | 3.14*103 | 9.67*107 |
Median | 15 | 3.22*103 | 3.17*106 |
Minimum | 9 | 1.41*103 | 1.18*104 |
Maximum | 17 | 5.21*103 | 3.23*109 |
Standard deviation | 2.4 | 1.22*103 | 3.41*108 |
Interquartile range | 3.3 | 1.17*103 | 4.63*107 |
Illumina MiSeq 16S reads/sample | |||
Mean | 7.39*105 | 5.37*105 | 7.39*105 |
Median | 8.45*105 | 5.57*105 | 7.45*105 |
Minimum | 4.42*105 | 2.39*105 | 83 |
Maximum | 9.29*105 | 7.86*105 | 1.46*106 |
Standard deviation | 2.60*105 | 1.73*105 | 2.23*105 |
Interquartile range | 2.44*105 | 2.09*105 | 2.95*105 |