Table 2.
Statistics for the microbiome diversity in zoo apes
| Species | Number of individuals | Number of sequences | Number of OTUs | Unknown (%) | Unclassified(%) | Number of Genera | Variance between individuals (%) | Variance within individuals (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonobo |
3 |
558 |
247 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
54 |
2.1 |
97.8 |
| Chimpanzee |
5 |
2263 |
700 |
8.8 |
4.5 |
135 |
1.7 |
98.3 |
| Gorilla |
4 |
1943 |
644 |
5.9 |
8.8 |
100 |
4.2 |
95.8 |
| Orangutan | 5 | 2174 | 562 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 93 | 0.8 | 99.2 |
Unknown (%) is the percentage of sequences that do not match a sequence in the RDP database. Unclassified is the percentage of sequences that match a sequence in the RDP database for which the genus has not been classified.