Validation data set | Total number of sequences (X) | i-rDNA predicted 'probable 16S rDNA' sequences (Y) | Fold reduction in search space (X/Y) | meta-RNA predicted 16S rDNA sequences (A) | i-rDNA predicted 16S rDNA sequences within 'A' (B) | Detection sensitivity (B*100/A) |
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SimLC -Sanger | 97493 | 9262 | 10.5 | 183 | 156 | 85.2 |
SimMC -Sanger | 114456 | 10873 | 10.5 | 268 | 236 | 88.1 |
SimHC -Sanger | 116770 | 10505 | 11.1 | 392 | 341 | 87.0 |
SimLC-454-400 | 224422 | 30663 | 7.3 | 268 | 241 | 89.9 |
SimMC-454-400 | 268350 | 36145 | 7.4 | 337 | 312 | 92.6 |
SimHC-454-400 | 267076 | 37492 | 7.1 | 452 | 407 | 90.0 |
SimLC-454-250 | 359076 | 53795 | 6.7 | 404 | 374 | 92.6 |
SimMC-454-250 | 429360 | 65498 | 6.6 | 506 | 476 | 94.1 |
SimHC-454-250 | 427321 | 64922 | 6.6 | 679 | 637 | 93.8 |
SimLC-454-100 | 897689 | 153505 | 5.8 | 845 | 776 | 91.8 |
SimMC-454-100 | 1073401 | 174535 | 6.2 | 1035 | 971 | 93.8 |
SimHC-454-100 | 1068303 | 130974 | 8.2 | 1514 | 1371 | 90.6 |