Table 2 Phylum-level assignments of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) in the musk pods of unmated and mated Chinese forest musk deer males.

351.6 ± 40.7 ^a

133.2 ± 8.9 ^b

32.73 ^a

23.19 ^b

1948.6 ± 223.6 ^a

774.6 ± 137.3 ^b

29.44 ^a

11.88 ^b

74.6 ± 9.7

52.2 ± 6.4

6.94

9.12

118.6 ± 20.8

330.8 ± 84.7

1.72 ^a

4.92 ^b

86.2 ± 5.4 ^a

167 ± 13.8 ^b

8.26 ^a

29.11 ^b

359.0 ± 39.3 ^a

2112.6 ± 388.4 ^b

5.45 ^a

32.32 ^b

52.2 ± 9.6

58.2 ± 3.2

4.72 ^a

10.14 ^b

362.4 ± 38.6 ^a

1720.0 ± 280.2 ^b

5.50 ^a

26.63 ^b

6.2 ± 0.7

5.4 ± 0.4

0.62

0.94

34.2 ± 9.1 ^a

996.6 ± 228.7 ^b

0.47 ^a

14.65 ^b

3.6 ± 1.3

1.0 ± 0.3

0.4

0.17

4.4 ± 1.8

2.2 ± 1.0

0.08

0.03

1 ± 0.5

0.2 ± 0.2

0.08

0.03

1.4 ± 0.9

0.2 ± 0.2

0.02

0.00

5.2 ± 0.7

6.8 ± 0.9

0.50^a

1.18^b

10.2 ± 2.2

10.6 ± 1.4

0.14

0.18

8 ± 2.2

2.8 ± 0.6

0.7

0.48

16.2 ± 4.2

5.8 ± 1.3

0.24

0.11

3.6 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 0.5

0.35

0.49

55.2 ± 9.9

18.6 ± 6.5

0.85

0.36

1.4 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.5

0.14

0.22

1.6 ± 0.4

1.6 ± 0.7

0.02

0.02

0.4 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.2

0.04

0.03

0.6 ± 0.4

0.2 ± 0.2

0.01

0.00

8.6 ± 1.5^a

2.6 ± 0.7^b

0.77

0.44

15.2 ± 3.8

3.6 ± 1.3

0.21^a

0.06^b

13.8 ± 2^a

4.6 ± 0.4^b

1.29^a

0.81^b

19 ± 2.7^a

5.4 ± 0.8^b

0.28^a

0.10^b

3.2 ± 1.2

1.4 ± 0.4

0.24

0.25

5.6 ± 1.9

1.4 ± 0.4

0.08

0.03

20.2 ± 3.3

9.8 ± 2.1

1.84

1.73

29.4 ± 5.9

11.2 ± 2.3

0.42

0.22

0.4 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

0.04

0

0.6 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

0.01

0.00

1.4 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.0

0.11

0

1.6 ± 0.8

0.0 ± 0.0

0.02

0.00

1 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.5

0.09

0.25

1.6 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.7

0.02

0.03

0.2 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

0.01

0

0.2 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

0.00

0.00

0.4 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.2

0.03

0.03

0.8 ± 0.6

0.2 ± 0.2

0.01

0.00

10.8 ± 2.1^a

2.6 ± 0.2^b

0.98

0.45

14.0 ± 3.4

2.6 ± 0.2

0.20^a

0.05^b

2 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.2

0.17

0.07

10.2 ± 1.4^a

0.6 ± 0.4^b

0.16^a

0.01^b

2.4 ± 0.5

0.6 ± 0.2

0.24

0.1

3.6 ± 0.6

1 ± 0.6

0.06

0.02

0.8 ± 0.2^a

0.0 ± 0.0 ^b

0.07^a

0.00^b

0.8 ± 0.2^a

0.0 ± 0.0^b

0.01^a

0.00^b

0.4 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.03

0.11

0.4 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.00

0.01

54.8 ± 14.3

16.8 ± 2.8

4.73

2.95

73.2 ± 20.6

21.4 ± 2.9

1.00

0.39

39.2 ± 7.1^a

11.4 ± 1.6^b

3.53^a

1.98^b

46.6 ± 8.2^a

12.8 ± 1.8^b

0.68^a

0.23^b

318.8 ± 35.3 ^a

88.2 ± 20.1 ^b

29.81 ^a

15.19 ^b

3779.2 ± 850.7 ^a

414.4 ± 120.5 ^b

52.67 ^a

7.67 ^b

3.6 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.2

0.36

0.41

14.4 ± 5.6

4.2 ± 1.2

0.19

0.07

1.6 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.2

0.15

0.06

2.0 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.6

0.03

0.01

0.6 ± 0.4

0.2 ± 0.2

0.03

0.07

0.8 ± 0.6

0.2 ± 0.2

0.01

0.00