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Table 2 Statistics for the microbiome diversity in zoo apes
| Species | Number of individuals | Number of sequences | Number of OTUs | Unknown (%) | Unclassified(%) | Number of Genera | Variance between individuals (%) | Variance within individuals (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonobo | 3 | 558 | 247 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 54 | 2.1 | 97.8 |
| Chimpanzee | 5 | 2263 | 700 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 135 | 1.7 | 98.3 |
| Gorilla | 4 | 1943 | 644 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 100 | 4.2 | 95.8 |
| Orangutan | 5 | 2174 | 562 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 93 | 0.8 | 99.2 |
