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. 2013 Sep 12;8(2):284–294. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2013.154

Table 2. Number of AFLP differences and results of the test assessing whether AFLP differences observed between hosts can be explained without an effect of host change.

AMF lines Number of AFLP differences Error rate (Er) Comparison of AFLP differences between hosts
      Expected proportion (Pdiff) Observed proportion (Pobs)
S3 33 0.011 0.0002 0.0275a
S3a 65 0.025 0.0012 0.0542a
S3b 43 0.012 0.0003 0.0358a
S3c 43 0.007 0.0001 0.0358a
S3d 51 0.008 0.0001 0.0425a
S3e 52 0.027 0.0013 0.0433a
S3f 40 0.016 0.0005 0.0333a
S4 14 0.012 0.0003 0.0117a
S4a 30 0.011 0.0003 0.0250a
S4b 50 0.005 0.0001 0.0417a
S4c 30 0.004 0.0000 0.0250a
Sc1 18 0.018 0.0006 0.0150a
Sc1a 42 0.010 0.0002 0.0350a
Sc1b 34 0.018 0.0006 0.0283a
Sc1c 41 0.014 0.0004 0.0342a
Sc1d 20 0.015 0.0005 0.0167a
Sc1e 22 0.026 0.0013 0.0183a
Sc1f 45 0.008 0.0001 0.0375a
Sc2 31 0.021 0.0008 0.0258a
Sc2c 30 0.008 0.0001 0.0250a
Sc2d 44 0.014 0.0004 0.0367a
Sc2e 26 0.007 0.0001 0.0217a
Sc2f 27 0.011 0.0002 0.0225a

Abbreviations: AFLP, amplified fragment length polymorphism; AMF, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

a

The probability of Pobs>Pdiff is lower than 0.05, in which case we consider that genotypic divergence due to a shift of host must have occurred within an AMF line.