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16S Metagenomics Output/Sample Summary Page

Sample Summary Page

The 16S Metagenomics app provides an overview of statistics per sample on the sample pages. You can also download the Summary Report as a PDF.

Sample Results

The sample results section contains a PDF Summary Report that provides information about the classification rate and top sample classifications by taxonomic level. The sample results section also contains a CSV Classification Summary, which shows the aggregate classification counts for the sample.

Sample Information

The Sample Information table provides basic primary analysis information for the sample.

Statistic

Definition

Number reads PF

The total number of reads with an index sequence matching this sample that passed quality filtering.

Classification Statistics

The Classification Statistics section provides information on the classification rate by taxonomic level.

Statistic

Definition

Reads PF Classified to Taxonomic Level

The total number of PF reads for this sample that were classified at the given taxonomic level

% Reads PF Classified to Taxonomic Level

(# Reads PF Classified to Taxonomic Level / # Reads PF) * 100

Sunburst Classification Chart

The sunburst chart presents statistics about the relative abundance and taxonomic hierarchy of classifications in the sample.

Statistic

Definition

Total reads

# Reads PF

% Total reads

(# Reads PF Classified in taxonomic category / # Reads PF) * 100

% [parent category] reads

(# Reads PF classified in taxonomic category / # Reads PF classified in parent taxonomic category) * 100

Top 20 Classification Results by Taxonomic Level

The column chart shows a comparison of the relative abundance of classifications at each taxonomic level. The results exclude reads unclassified at that taxonomic level.

Statistic

Definition

Total reads

# Reads PF

% Reads classified to level

(# Reads PF Classified in taxonomic category / # Reads PF classified to taxonomic level) * 100

% total reads

(# Reads PF classified in taxonomic category / # Reads PF) * 100