Table 2: Physicochemical variables, richness, diversity and similarity analysis of nosZ-OTUs in the study areas of the Prado reservoir.

Study areas mg/L Richness of OTUs1 CHAO12 H3 Bray-Curtis4
O2 NH4+ NO3- NO2- Isla de Sol Lozanía Tomogó
Isla del Sol 1,2 0,59 0,78 <0,05 12 15 1,15 1
Lozanía 0,01 <0,05 <0,25 0,079 25 35 2 0,24 1
Tomogó 3,4 0,88 0,49 <0,005 28 28 1,96 0,03 0,07 1

Note: ºC, temperature; O2, oxygen; NH4+, ammonium; NO3-, nitrate; NO2-, nitrite; OTU, operational taxonomic unit. 1Number of OTUs detected; 2CHAO1 richness estimator; 3Shannon-Weaver diversity index; 4Bray-Curtis index express the similarity among areas.