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Fig. 5 | Animal Microbiome

Fig. 5

From: Microbiomes of a specialist caterpillar are consistent across different habitats but also resemble the local soil microbial communities

Fig. 5

Shared microbiomes between caterpillar and soil samples in the three habitats. There were 221, 390 and 176 ASVs in common between caterpillar and soil samples in coastal dunes, natural grasslands and riverine grasslands, respectively. Most prevalent taxa in caterpillars are depicted. The same ASV identified as Oligoflexales occurred in the three habitats. ASVs identified as Nitrobacter and Bradyrhizobium were found in both caterpillar and soil samples in coastal dunes and natural grasslands, and only in caterpillar samples in riverine grasslands. Pseudarthrobacter was the most prevalent ASV in soil in the three habitats and occurred in roughly 25% of all caterpillars

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