Table 3 Unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) found in all insect samples regardless of soil origin.

From: Survey of bacteria associated with western corn rootworm life stages reveals no difference between insects reared in different soils

OTUs

Taxonomic Rankb

Present in egg soil?a

Corresponding insect life stage?c

Ruminococcaceae

Family

Yes

Egg

Lachnospiraceae

Family

Yes

Egg

Bacteroidales S24-7

Group

Yes

Egg

Wolbachia (Delia antiqua)

Genus

No

Neonate

Tsukamurella sp.

Genus

No

—

Gordonia sp.

Genus

Yes

Egg

Oscillibacter sp.

Genus

Yes

Egg

Microbacterium sp.

Genus

Yes

Egg

Bacillus megaterium c

Genus

No

—

Geobacillus toebii

Genus

Yes

Egg

Klebsiella sp. Z1

Genus

Yes

Egg

Mycobacterium fortuitum

Genus

No

—

Streptomyces rectiviolaceus

Genus

No

—

Lachnospiraceae NK4A136

Genus

Yes

Egg

Pseudomonas sp. FSGRN7

Genus

No

—

Pseudonocardia sp. YIM 68245

Genus

No

—

  1. aWere the OTUs found in the soil in which eggs were incubated and neonates emerged?
  2. bTaxonomic annotations beyond the level of genus represent the closest sequence match in the SILVA database but do not necessarily imply accurate species-level identification.
  3. cIf these OTUs were found in soil samples, then at which corresponding insect life stage were these OTUs first detected in soil samples?
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