Research Article

Reversible Data Hiding for DNA Sequence Using Multilevel Histogram Shifting

Table 3

Watermark bpn and extra data bpn for test DNA sequences (watermark bpn : embedded watermark bit per nucleotide base, extra data bpn : extra data bit per nucleotide base required for watermark detection/recovery).

Type Access numberProposed NHS 
() =
Proposed CHS 
() =
LS-PE [18] 
() =
Chen [19] 
( = 2)
Huang et al. [20] 
()
Water-mark bpnExtra data 
bpn
Water-mark bpnExtra data 
bpn
Water-mark bpnExtra data 
bpn
Water-mark bpnExtra data 
bpn
Water-mark bpnExtra data 
bpn

ArchaeaAE0171990.3960.3080.5670.2950.4250.9300.0980.2320.0340.202
BacteriumCP0001080.3900.3120.5540.2960.4141.1590.1140.2070.0150.161
BacteriumCP0002470.3960.3080.5650.2920.4121.1940.0960.2180.0210.208
BacteriumCP000672.10.3870.3010.5620.2930.4010.6700.0980.2220.0440.170
BacteriumAF012886.20.3560.3320.5900.3320.4295.3000.1110.2130.0220.242
BacteriumAE014075.10.4040.3050.5670.2910.4041.0230.1150.2160.0440.207
BacteriumCP000473.10.4250.3110.5550.2990.4051.0480.1150.1960.0370.215
Eukaryotanm_0005200.3990.3870.5070.3690.40910.6010.0990.2170.0280.175
EukaryotaNC_0060330.3890.3010.5780.2920.4140.6720.1170.2070.0250.213
EukaryotaAL161582.20.3810.3120.5690.3010.4220.6110.1150.2100.0460.223
EukaryotaAL161595.20.3780.3130.5740.3040.4190.5590.0970.2350.0030.198
EukaryoteNC_0060470.4020.3080.5810.2910.4110.7930.1150.2170.0160.221
MossAP005672.10.3890.2980.5750.3030.4550.6620.1090.2270.0120.204
PlantNC_025652.10.4010.3150.5690.3000.3980.4700.1160.2130.0370.183
VirusAY653733.10.3770.3100.5790.2970.4631.1310.1010.2370.0150.227

Average-0.3910.3150.5660.3030.4191.7880.1080.2180.0270.203

Capacity efficiencyWatermark/ 
extra data
1.2431.8650.2340.4950.131