Table 3.
Phylum relative abundance of each samples extracted using two different DNA extraction methods and collected with three different procedures; results determined by sequencing analysis
| Mean of phyla relative abundance (%) ± standard error of the mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collection + DNA extraction methods | Firmicutes | Bacteroidetes | Actinobacteria | Cyanobacteria | Proteobacteria |
| Fresh + QIA | 77.82 ± 7.22 | 11.25 ± 6.23 | 8.90 ± 4.28 | 0.05 ± 0.09 | 0.72 ± 0.46 |
| O24h + QIA | 72.10 ± 11.09 | 20.52 ± 11.39 | 4.89 ± 2.38 | 0.74 ± 1.32 | 1.26 ± 0.76 |
| O7d + QIA | 75.52 ± 9.43 | 16.63 ± 10.46 | 5.20 ± 4.26 | 0.90 ± 1.67 | 1.20 ± 0.83 |
| O24h + PF | 46.52 ± 16.21 | 46.94 ± 17.71 | 0.54 ± 0.42 | 1.95 ± 3.12 | 2.94 ± 1.49 |
First column refers to the tested collection/storage and DNA extraction methods in the paper. The other columns represent relative abundance of the phyla that were investigated