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Table 2 The relationships between diversity and the relative abundance of bacteria

From: Impaired diversity of the lung microbiome predicts progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

 

Shannon diversity index

Simpson diversity index

 

ρ

p-value

ρ

p-value

vs Firmicutes

−0.5696

0.0004 **

−0.4599

0.0062 **

vs Proteobacteria

0.7635

< 0.0001 **

0.6468

< 0.0001 **

vs Bacteroidetes

−0.3744

0.0292 *

−0.2567

0.1427

vs Streptococcuceae

−0.3368

0.0515

−0.3035

0.0810

vs Veilonellaceae

−0.3517

0.0413 *

−0.2180

0.2154

vs Prevotellaceae

−0.4359

0.0100 *

−0.2656

0.1290

  1. These OTUs had a strong impact on diversity in the lung. Spearman’s test. ρ: Spearman rank-correlation coefficient, *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01
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Respiratory Research

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