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Table 6 Temporal stability of bacterial taxa (OTUs)

From: Metagenomic analyses of bacteria on human hairs: a qualitative assessment for applications in forensic science

 

FSH 1

FPH 1

MSH 2

MPH 2

MSH 3

MPH 3

FSH 4

FPH 4

FSH 5

FPH 5

FSH 6

FPH 6

MSH 7

MPH 7

Total number of OTUs

28

18

31

36

19

45

21

32

25

32

20

39

27

36

Temporally stable OTUs

0

3

4

8

1

9

0

8

1

6

0

3

3

2

%Temporally stable OTUs

0

17

13

22

5

20

0

25

4

19

0

8

11

6

  1. Bacterial taxa present in scalp and pubic hairs sampled at three time points over a period of 5 months.