Table 1.
Level of correlation between taxa at different taxonomic rank and the metabolites
| Taxonomic rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Speciesc | |
| Number of metabolitesa | 10 (4.9%) | 21 (10.2%) | 22 (10.7%) | 51 (24.9%) | 44 (21.5%) | 121 (59.0%) |
| Number of taxab | 4/9 (44.4%) | 6/15 (40.0%) | 8/22 (36.4%) | 16/40 (40.0%) | 19/59 (32.2%) | 2889/21,966 (13.2%) |
aNo. of metabolites which correlate to the any of taxa (r > 0.7)
bNo. of taxa which correate to the any of metabolites (r > 0.7) / No. of taxa observed
cSpecies level classification of OTUs