Table 1.
Similarity percentages (SIMPER) analysis showing the microbial OTUs that contributed most to the observed biogeographic trend in symbiont communities of P. ficiformis.
| OTU | Phylum (lowest taxon) | Average rel. abund.(%) | Contribution to dissimilarity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | Italy | Individual | Cumulative | ||
| 3 | Chloroflexi (Caldilineaceae) | 13.19 | 2.83 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| 8 | Acidobacteria (Acidobacteria) | 5.87 | 2.04 | 3.65 | 13.07 |
| 6 | Nitrospirae (Nitrospira) | 2.88 | 6.95 | 3.58 | 16.65 |
| 9 | Cyanobacteria (Synechococcus) | 4.44 | 0.97 | 3.43 | 20.07 |
| 13 | Acidobacteria (Acidobacteria) | 3.78 | 0.91 | 2.51 | 22.58 |
| 10 | Proteobacteria (JTB23) | 0.99 | 3.36 | 2.38 | 24.96 |