Table 1. Basic genetic diversity statistics for E. coli sampled from elephants in Amboseli and Samburu.
Parameters | Amboseli | Samburu | Combined |
Number of isolates | 210 | 143 | 353 |
Number of segregating sites | 277 | 330 | 388 |
Number of haplotypes | 93 | 60 | 140 |
Mean population Nucleotide diversity ± SD | 0.012±0.006 | 0.013±0.006 | 0.012±0.006 |
Mean Nucleotide diversity within individuals ± SD | 0.009±0.007 | 0.007±0.005 | 0.008±0.007 |
Tajima’s D (p-value) | −0.574 (0.331) | −0.686 (0.287) | −0.795 (0.228) |