Archaeal Community Structures in the Solfataric Acidic Hot Springs with Different Temperatures and Elemental Compositions
Table 3
Diversity index scores for clone libraries.
Sample
Shannon
Simpson
Rich
Even
Coverage
Total clone number
Pond-A
0.53
1.32
5
0.332
7.04
6.00
0.95
106
Pond-B
2.06
5.41
14
0.780
15.4
14.2
0.88
112
Pond-C
1.23
2.91
6
0.687
10.1
7.00
0.94
109
Pond-D
1.45
3.10
9
0.659
10.9
9.25
0.91
104
Temperature approximately 90°C (Pond-A + Pond-C)
1.58
3.66
11
0.659
16.0
17.0
0.95
215
Temperature approximately 70°C (Pond-B + Pond-D)
2.20
5.82
20
0.735
23.3
21.0
0.91
216
El. conc. > 1600 ppm (Pond-A + Pond-B)
1.99
4.37
18
0.689
21.0
19.5
0.92
218
El. conc. < 350 ppm (Pond-C + Pond-D)
1.61
3.68
11
0.673
15.5
13.3
0.95
213
Diversity index scores measured were Shannon-Weaver index (Shannon), Simpson's reciprocal index (Simpson), Richness (Rich), Evenness (Even), the coverage estimators and , and the homologous coverage. El. conc. indicates total dissolved elemental concentration.
