Table 1: Microbiome studies in different samples and in different species using pyrosequencing technology.

S. No.	Host	Sample Source	Sequencing Method	Amount of Data Retrieved	References
1.	Rhinopithecus bieti	Feces	454 pyrosequencing	97,942 pyrosequencing reads	[77]
2.	Elephant	Feces	16S rRNA-based sequencing	454 reads	[78]
3.	Phascolarctos cinereus	Hindgut	16S rRNApyrosequencing	81,608	[79]
4.	Human	Vagina	16S rRNA-based sequencing	2.5 million reads	[80]
5.	Human	Gut	Illumina-based metagenomic sequencing	576.7 gigabases of sequence	[81]
6.	Dog	Feces	454 pyrosequencing	201,642 reads	[82]
7.	Cow	Rumen	Whole genome sequencing	268 G of metagenomic DNA	[83]
8.	Cat	Feces	454 pyrosequencing	187,396 reads	[82]
9.	Human	Feces	16S rRNA-based sequencing	9773 16S rRNA sequences	[84]
10.	Mouse	Feces	16S rRNA-based sequencing	4172 16S rRNA sequences	[85]
11.	Mouse	Cecum and feces	16S rRNA-based sequencing	2878 16S rRNA sequences	[86]
12.	Human	Feces	16S rRNA-based	2064 16S rRNA sequences	[87]
13.	Mouse	Cecum	16S rRNA-based sequencing	5545 16S rRNA sequences	[88]
14.	Zebrafish	Intestine	16S rRNA-based sequencing	5545 16S rRNA sequences	[88]
15.	Human	Colonic mucosa and Faeces	16S rRNA-based sequencing	11,831 16S rRNA sequences	[89]
16.	Mouse	Cecum	16S rRNA-based sequencing	5088 16S rRNA sequences	[90]