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. 2019 Mar 8;9:4012. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40301-6

Table 1.

Diversity characteristics of the microbiota in wax moth midguts at 72 hours post envenomation by Habrobracon hebetor or infection with Beauveria bassiana alone or in combination.

OTUs Genera Families Shannon Index*
Control 54 ± 2.9a 43 ± 2.4a 31 ± 1.4a 0.9 ± 0.32ab
Mycosis 45 ± 4.6ac 37 ± 3.9ac 28 ± 2.9a 1.4 ± 0.44a
Envenomation 13 ± 4.6b 11 ± 3.7b 10 ± 2.8b 0.3 ± 0.11b
Mycosis + Envenomation 15 ± 2.3bc 14 ± 1.9bc 11 ± 1.0b 0.9 ± 0.21ab

*The Shannon index was calculated for the genus level.

The standard error (±SE) was calculated for four replicates. Identical letters indicate nonsignificant differences among treatments (Dunn’s post hoc test: P > 0.05).