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Table 2 Biodiversity (Shannon, evenness) and richness estimators of Cx. pipiens and Cx. restuans microbiota (± standard error)

From: Culex pipiens and Culex restuans mosquitoes harbor distinct microbiota dominated by few bacterial taxa

Mosquito species

Study site

Shannon

Equitability

Observed species

Chao1

Cx. pipiens

Agriculture1

0.65 ± 0.14

0.23 ± 0.05

7.36 ± 0.62

9.45 ± 0.88

 

Agriculture2

0.24 ± 0.11

0.09 ± 0.04

6.33 ± 1.20

8.00 ± 2.65

 

Agriculture3

0.36 ± 0.26

0.11 ± 0.07

6.20 ± 1.98

8.20 ± 2.82

 

Busey Woods

0.32 ± 0.26

0.11 ± 0.08

6.50 ± 2.50

8.00 ± 4.00

 

Weaver Park

0.29 ± 0.09

0.10 ± 0.03

7.20 ± 0.85

11.55 ± 2.23

 

South Farms

0.75 ± 0.16

0.21 ± 0.04

10.41 ± 1.14

14.78 ± 2.33

 

Collins Woods

0.19 ± 0.00

0.06 ± 0.00

9.00 ± 0.00

9.60 ± 0.00

 

Trelease Woods

0.33 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

5.00 ± 0.00

5.00 ± 0.00

 

Total

0.53 ± 0.07

0.17 ± 0.02

8.14 ± 0.54

11.33 ± 1.04

Cx. restuans

Agriculture1

2.23 ± 0.17

0.55 ± 0.01

17.33 ± 4.10

23.58 ± 8.25

 

Agriculture2

1.32 ± 0.26

0.36 ± 0.07

12.57 ± 1.57

18.05 ± 2.20

 

Agriculture3

1.66 ± 0.42

0.39 ± 0.10

18.80 ± 1.07

28.37 ± 3.17

 

Busey Woods

1.46 ± 0.16

0.38 ± 0.04

14.60 ± 1.17

18.37 ± 1.61

 

Weaver Park

1.16 ± 0.09

0.29 ± 0.02

17.20 ± 1.46

25.27 ± 2.82

 

South Farms

1.66 ± 0.15

0.42 ± 0.03

16.17 ± 1.54

20.45 ± 2.33

 

Collins Woods

1.20 ± 0.20

0.31 ± 0.06

15.67 ± 1.52

28.92 ± 5.01

 

Trelease Woods

1.72 ± 0.19

0.46 ± 0.05

14.64 ± 1.17

20.26 ± 2.96

 

Brownfield

1.63 ± 0.18

0.41 ± 0.03

15.82 ± 1.68

25.64 ± 4.31

 

Total

1.56 ± 0.07

0.40 ± 0.02

15.49 ± 0.55

22.37 ± 1.24