Table 1. Comparison of genotype and OTU (operational taxonomic unit) occurrence in foundress queen patches (FP n = 52) and patches of established colonies (EP n = 54).
The number represents how often the genotype was found in the respective ant species (in %) relative to all samples of the respective ant species. In nine patches, more than one genotype was detected (n = 9 for queen and established patches). In eleven domatia, more than one founding queen occurred (up to 10). Genotype frequency is shown for each Azteca species separately. In some cases, the percentage exceeds 100% due to patches with more than one fungal OTU.
| genotype | genotype frequency [%] | A. alfari | A. coerul | A. const | A. xanth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP all n = 52 |
EP all n = 54 |
FP n = 13 |
EP n = 22 |
FP n = 7 |
EP n = 3 |
FP n = 22 |
EP n = 24 |
FP n = 18 |
EP n = 5 |
|
| OTU1 | 39.0 | 18.5 | - | 4.6 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 47.6 | 16.7 | 55.6 | 100.0 |
| chaeD-CR-1 | 27.1 | 14.8 | - | 4.6 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 35.0 | 16.7 | 44.0 | 40.0 |
| chaeD-CR-13 | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| chaeD-CR-2 | 8.5 | 1.9 | - | - | 28.6 | - | 9.5 | - | 11.1 | 20.0 |
| chaeD-CR-3 | - | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.0 |
| OTU2 | 30.5 | 53.7 | 61.5 | 95.5 | 71.4 | 100.0 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 40.0 |
| chaeD-CR-5 | 20.3 | 37.0 | 61.5 | 68.2 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 16.7 | 11.1 | - |
| chaeD-CR-4 | 6.8 | 13.0 | - | 13.6 | 42.9 | 66.7 | 15.0 | - | - | 40.0 |
| chaeD-CR-14 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | |
| chaeD-FG-6 | - | 1.9 | - | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| chaeD-CR-12 | - | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| OTU3 | 39.0 | 46.3 | 38.5 | 13.6 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 38.1 | 75.0 | 38.8 | 60.0 |
| chaeD-CR-8 | 5.1 | 3.7 | - | - | 28.6 | - | 4.8 | 8.3 | - | - |
| chaeD-CR-7 | 33.9 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 38.8 | 60.0 |
| OTU4 | 15.3 | 9.3 | 7.7 | - | 14.3 | - | 23.8 | 16.7 | 11.1 | |
| chaeD-CR-9 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 7.7 | - | 14.3 | - | 23.8 | 4.2 | 11.1 | - |
| chaeD-CR-10 | - | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.5 | - | - |
| OTU5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | - | - | 14.3 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - |
| chaeD-CR-11 | 1.7 | 1.9 | - | - | 14.3 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - |