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Table 2 Diversity and richness (mean and 95% confidence limits) of whole-body bacterial communities of nine mosquito species from six states in the USA

From: Mosquito microbiota cluster by host sampling location

State

Species

n

No. of OTUs

Shannon index

Observed OTUs

Chao1

Iowa

Ae. vexans

16

112

2.56 (2.14–2.98)

19.31 (14.15–24.48)

20.67 (15.10–26.23)

Iowa

Cx. pipiens

5

61

3.13 (1.96–4.30)

25.00 (7.29–42.71)

27.84 (9.07–46.62)

Iowa

Cx. tarsalis

3

33

2.63 (1.61–3.65)

13.67 (-8.60–35.93)

14.78 (-12.26–41.82)

Louisiana

An. quadrimaculatus

6

54

2.29 (1.85–2.73)

13.00 (6.60–19.40)

13.50 (6.97–20.03)

Louisiana

Cx. quinquefasciatus

2

14

1.86 (-0.14–3.86)

10.00 (-15.41–35.41)

10.50 (-8.56–29.56)

Louisiana

Mn. titillans

1

16

2.17

16.00

17.00

Louisiana

Ps. confinnis

6

68

2.55 (1.65–3.45)

14.67 (7.02–22.31)

16.42 (4.62–28.22)

Michigan

Ae. vexans

27

121

3.32 (3.17–3.46)

36.56 (34.73–38.39)

46.54 (42.29–50.79)

Michigan

Cx. pipiens

3

62

3.42 (3.13–3.71)

36.00 (27.39–44.61)

39.95 (27.70–52.20)

Minnesota

Cx. pipiens

21

85

2.14 (1.77–2.51)

9.00 (6.86–11.14)

9.43 (6.85–12.01)

Missouri

Cx. pipiens

15

86

2.74 (2.21–3.26)

15.27 (11.20–19.33)

16.59 (11.97–21.21)

Missouri

Cx. tarsalis

1

16

3.27

16.00

16.00

Wisconsin

Cs. melanura

9

39

2.03 (1.60–2.46)

8.56 (5.63–11.49)

8.59 (5.64–11.54)

Wisconsin

Cx. salinarius

1

14

2.68

14.00

15.50