Table 1 Metadata for research subjects (geometric mean, minimum, and maximum)
From: Impact of intestinal parasites on microbiota and cobalamin gene sequences: a pilot study
Group (n) | Mean age (range) (years) | Male | Female | Giardia DNA (fg/µl) | Ascaris DNA (fg/µl) | Ancylostoma DNA (fg/µl) | NecatorDNA (fg/µl) | Strongyloides DNA (fg/µl) | Shannonʼs alpha diversity mean (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uninfected (n = 5) | 4.5 (3–6) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.253 (2.826–3.839) |
Giardia (n = 13) | 5.6 (4–7) | 6 | 7 | 1.12 (0.012–20,657) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | >1 fg/µl = 2.346 (2.066–3.199); < 1 fg/µl = 3.253 (2.250–3.617) |
Giardia +helminths (n = 7) | 6.8 (4–8) | 4 | 3 | 21.4 (0.02–5697.8) | 1.062 | 164.8 (12.95–556.4) | 0.249 (0.03–12.47) | 39.59 (9.97–157.1) | 3.118 (2.201–3.343) |
Helminths (n = 12) | 5.1 (3–7) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6.82 (4.133–9.67) | 10627.8 (2320–59963) | 2.839 (0.119–63.8) | 0.01357 | 3.407 (3.217–3.783) |