Table 1.
Insect gut community alpha diversity
| Sample | Pyrotags | Observed OTUs | Species richness | OTUobs/OTUACE | Species evenness | Average distance1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha01 | 33427 | 189 | 191.19 (+/− 4.5) | 0.99 | 2.50 (+/− 0.04) | |
| Ha02 | 30441 | 150 | 171.85 (+/− 17.0) | 0.87 | 1.18 (+/− 0.01) | Ha: 0.23 |
| Ha03 | 34266 | 191 | 199.90 (+/− 9.6) | 0.96 | 1.85 (+/− 0.02) | |
| Md01 | 16610 | 287 | 294.43 (+/− 7.7) | 0.97 | 18.44 (+/− 0.6) | |
| Md02 | 14964 | 303 | 316.55 (+/− 11.1) | 0.96 | 35.33 (+/− 1.0) | Md: 0.38 |
| Md03 | 14086 | 254 | 268.44 (+/− 11.6) | 0.95 | 20.41 (+/− 0.5) | |
| Cp01 | 12476 | 319 | 329.65 (+/− 9.4) | 0.97 | 39.65 (+/− 1.6) | |
| Cp02 | 14482 | 321 | 338.55 (+/− 12.6) | 0.95 | 24.35 (+/− 1.0) | Cp: 0.31 |
| Cp03 | 12504 | 334 | 341.44 (+/− 7.5) | 0.98 | 34.71 (+/− 1.4) | |
| PaW01 | 20767 | 275 | 314.39 (+/− 22.7) | 0.87 | 16.08 (+/− 0.4) | |
| PaW02 | 2081 | 225 | 282.93 (+/− 29.9) | 0.80 | 32.38 (+/− 4.2) | PaW: 0.57 |
| PaW03 | 30565 | 391 | 401.13 (+/− 9.2) | 0.97 | 26.39 (+/− 0.7) | |
| PaL01 | 4208 | 299 | 342.61 (+/− 23.2) | 0.87 | 54.68 (+/− 4.5) | |
| PaL02 | 11801 | 364 | 380.07 (+/− 11.6) | 0.96 | 44.60 (+/− 2.0) | PaL: 0.60 |
| PaL03 | 24172 | 384 | 400.78 (+/− 12.3) | 0.96 | 60.96 (+/− 1.3) |
Species richness was estimated using the abundance coverage estimator (ACE) and evenness was demonstrated as the inverse of Simpson’s estimation of evenness. 95% confidence indicators are noted in parenthesis for both measures. Ha-Heterotermes aureus, Md-Mastotermes darwiniensis, Cp-Cryptocercus punctulatus, PaW-Periplaneta americana wild-caught, PaL-P. americana lab-reared.
1-Average within-group sample distances were calculated using Multi-Response Permutation Procedures using the Bray-Curtis distance measure. Test statistic: −8.719, observed delta: 0.4142, expected delta: 0.8829, chance-corrected within group agreement: 0.5309, P-value: 7.0e-8.