Table 5. K–S measures and taxonomic information for 18 OTUs that best defined the differences in skin bacterial community structure among elevations (Low, Mid, and High).
The K–S measure ranges from 0 to 1, where values closer to one imply a greater difference between the K distributions than values closer to zero. OTUs are listed in order of descending K–S measure. All OTUs were unclassified at the species level.
| OTU | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | K–S measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X2160433 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Rhizobiales | Hyphomicrobiaceae | Devosia | 0.577 |
| X1141821 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Rhizobiales | Phyllobacteriaceae | Unclassified | 0.558 |
| X539107 | Proteobacteria | Gammaproteobacteria | Enterobacteriales | Enterobacteriaceae | Pantoea | 0.534 |
| X255802 | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | Actinomycetales | Nocardioidaceae | Nocardioides | 0.526 |
| X1108830 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Rhizobiales | Methylocystaceae | Unclassified | 0.506 |
| X241009 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Rhizobiales | Aurantimonadaceae | Unclassified | 0.506 |
| X826389 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Rhizobiales | Unclassified | Unclassified | 0.500 |
| X1120966 | Proteobacteria | Betaproteobacteria | Burkholderiales | Comamonadaceae | Unclassified | 0.496 |
| X513360 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Rhizobiales | Phyllobacteriaceae | Mesorhizobium | 0.493 |
| X567628 | Bacteroidetes | [Saprospirae] | [Saprospirales] | Chitinophagaceae | Unclassified | 0.491 |
| X902698 | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | Actinomycetales | Nocardioidaceae | Unclassified | 0.488 |
| X265094 | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | Actinomycetales | Micromonosporaceae | Unclassified | 0.484 |
| X2954730 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Rhizobiales | Rhizobiaceae | Agrobacterium | 0.480 |
| X4463767 | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | Actinomycetales | Nocardioidaceae | Unclassified | 0.479 |
| X4435199 | Proteobacteria | Alphaproteobacteria | Sphingomonadales | Unclassified | Unclassified | 0.478 |
| X965853 | Actinobacteria | Thermoleophilia | Solirubrobacterales | Unclassified | Unclassified | 0.472 |
| X4456889 | Proteobacteria | Gammaproteobacteria | Pseudomonadales | Pseudomonadaceae | Pseudomonas | 0.471 |
| X35860 | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardiaceae | Pseudonocardia | 0.468 |