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Table 1 Comparison of alpha diversity indices of fecal microbiota between the Big-Headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) from three different sites and P. megacephalum and Sacalia bealei from the same site (Site X). Data are mean ± SD. All data are homogenous and normally distributed, so one-way ANOVA or Student’s t-test was used to test for significance. There are no significant differences in indices between Platysternon sites, and between Platysternon and Sacalia

From: Fine-scale geographic difference of the endangered Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) fecal microbiota, and comparison with the syntopic Beale’s Eyed Turtle (Sacalia bealei)

Index

Site X

Site Y

Site Z

P value

Site X vs Site Y

Site X vs Site Z

Site Y vs Site Z

Platysternon vs Sacalia

Shannon

2.26 ± 0.38

2.50 ± 0.74

2.55 ± 0.87

0.562

0.558

0.920

0.094

Simpson

0.22 ± 0.08

0.20 ± 0.12

0.17 ± 0.14

0.726

0.525

0.712

0.081

ACE

218.49 ± 102.26

155.26 ± 74.40

213.68 ± 84.78

0.258

0.941

0.228

0.463

Chao1

218.35 ± 107.88

151.82 ± 71.30

199.12 ± 91.35

0.245

0.780

0.336

0.499