Table 1 Shannon diversity, Simpsons diversity, Shannon Evenness, OTU richness and Chao1 Estimate calculated based upon the eubacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences of rock-water interface samples from Lake Tawani(P) using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods
Shannon diversity index | Simpsons diversity index | Shannon Evenness index | OTU richness | Chao1 estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16S rRNA culture-dependent | 2.58 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 16 | 15 |
16S rRNA clone library | 2.09 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 64 | 22 |
16S rRNA pyrosequencing | 7.20 | 0.99 | 0.82 | 497 | 961 |