Table 1 The comparison of Ewens and Etienne sampling formulae with V1-V3 region data.
From: Testing the Neutral Theory of Biodiversity with Human Microbiome Datasets
Location | Site | Num. of Communities | Num. of NSD Communities | % of NSD Communities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airways | Anterior nares | 158 | 156 | 98.7 |
Gut | Stool | 186 | 185 | 99.4 |
Oral | Attached Keratinized gingiva | 180 | 179 | 99.4 |
Buccal mucosa | 181 | 180 | 99.4 | |
Hard palate | 176 | 173 | 98.2 | |
Palatine Tonsils | 184 | 182 | 98.9 | |
Saliva | 159 | 158 | 99.4 | |
Subgingival plaque | 183 | 183 | 100 | |
Supragingival plaque | 188 | 187 | 99.5 | |
Throat | 170 | 170 | 100 | |
Tongue dorsum | 190 | 188 | 98.9 | |
Average | 179 | 177.8 | 99.3 | |
Skin | Left Antecubital fossa | 138 | 134 | 97.1 |
Left Retroauricular crease | 183 | 172 | 93.9 | |
Right Antecubital fossa | 134 | 133 | 99.2 | |
Right Retroauricular crease | 185 | 178 | 96.2 | |
Average | 160 | 154.3 | 96.6 | |
Urogenital | Mid vagina | 88 | 88 | 100 |
Posterior fornix | 86 | 86 | 100 | |
Vaginal introitus | 86 | 86 | 100 | |
Average | 86.7 | 86.7 | 100 | |
