Table 1.

Count average’s for sequences and features from 16S and ITS samples.

16S Sample Information
Treatment Group	Sequence Count Average	Feature Count Average
Beeswax	27260.7 ± 4,580	417.8 ± 65
Expanded polystyrene	29527.1 ± 5,609	467 ± 19
Polyethylene	32,901 ± 4,413	475.5 ± 48
ITS Sample Information
Treatment Group	Sequence Count Average	Feature Count Average
Beeswax	21527.2 ± 2,919	34.3 ± 5.7
Expanded polystyrene	19814.5 ± 2,121	29 ± 5.6
Polyethylene	16649.1 ± 2,407	28.4 ± 4.6