Table 2 The comparison of Ewens and Etienne sampling formulae with V3-V5 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 | 259 | 256 | 98.8 |
Gut | Stool | 318 | 318 | 100 |
Oral | Attached Keratinized gingiva | 312 | 311 | 99.7 |
Buccal mucosa | 309 | 291 | 94.2 | |
Hard palate | 301 | 288 | 95.7 | |
Palatine Tonsils | 311 | 300 | 96.5 | |
Saliva | 289 | 274 | 94.8 | |
Subgingival plaque | 307 | 305 | 99.3 | |
Supragingival plaque | 313 | 309 | 98.7 | |
Throat | 304 | 291 | 95.7 | |
Tongue dorsum | 315 | 311 | 98.7 | |
Average | 306.8 | 297.8 | 97.03 | |
Skin | Left Antecubital fossa | 147 | 147 | 100 |
Left Retroauricular crease | 271 | 270 | 99.6 | |
Right Antecubital fossa | 154 | 152 | 98.7 | |
Right Retroauricular crease | 283 | 280 | 98.9 | |
Average | 213.8 | 212.2 | 99.3 | |
Urogenital | Mid vagina | 133 | 133 | 100 |
Posterior fornix | 133 | 132 | 99.2 | |
Vaginal introitus | 123 | 123 | 100 | |
Average | 129.7 | 129.3 | 99.7 | |
