Treatment groups

Number of

sequences

Mean Good’s

coverage (0.03 cutoff)

Mean

observed OTUsa

Mean Chao 1 estimated

richness (C.I.)

Mean inverse

Simpson index (C.I.)

Controlb (n = 12)

1524

99%

30

40.4 (32.6 - 73.2)

2.5 (2.4 - 2.7)

Sin 3.0 mg/ml (n = 15)

1524

99%

31

45.2 (34.7 - 87.2)

3.1 (2.9 - 3.3)

Sin 6.0 mg/ml (n = 18)

1524

99%

38

50.1 (41.4 - 85.6)

6.2 (5.8 - 6.7)

Sin 9.0 mg/ml (n = 16)

1524

99%

29

44.1 (33.3 - 87.2)

4.0 (3.8 - 4.3)