Table 2.
Bacterial Indicator taxa of Reticulitermes termites.
| Indicator OTU | #seqs | Taxonomy | Closest relative from (DictDB ID) | Representative close relatives from (F = foragers, E = environment) | DictDB IDs of rep. close relatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTU56 | 5,936 | Desulfovibrionaceae; Gut_cluster_1 | Several equally close |
Reticulitermes santonensis (F) Homo sapiens Microbial fuel cell (E) |
UltB4523 UltB4524 Ultpro53 |
| OTU77 | 2,726 | Lachnospiraceae; Incertae_Sedis_34 | Hind gut wall of R. santonensis (Ult21521) |
Coptotermes formosanus (F) Mus musculus cecum Rattus gut |
UltFir26 Ult21516-19 Ult21520 |
| OTU58 | 2,505 | Lactococcus_3 | Mid gut of R. santonensis (Ult24789) | Electro active biofilm (E) anoxic zone of waste water (E) Homo sapiens stool defaunated R. santonensis (F) Odontotermes yunnanensis (F) |
LatPisci latraff2 Ult24787 Ultlac87 UncUn200 |
| OTU182 | 2,157 | Desulfovibrionaceae; Gut_cluster_1 | Mid gut of R. santonensis (UltB7663) |
Odontotermes yuannensis (F)Panesthia angustipennis (F) hind gut Salganea esakii (F) |
UncUn450 PahggY35 S0114542 |
| OTU120 | 1,979 | Treponema_I | R. flavipes (Ulttr346) |
Coptotermes formosanus (F) Neotermes koshunensis (F) |
UltSpi95 UltSpi16 |
| OTU307 | 1,552 | Stenoxybacter | R. flavipes (StnAceti) | Microcerotermes sp. (F) | UltTrB168 |
Shown are indicator bacterial taxa (OTUs) of the host termite genus Reticulitermes with an indicator value larger than 99.9 and P < 0.001 that comprise at least 1,000 sequences and have no known close bacterial relatives in wood-dwellers. #seqs, number of sequences in the corresponding indicator OTU; DictDb ID refers to the label set in the DictDb_v3 database. See Figure S4 and File S2 for phylogenetic position of the indicator OTUs.