Table 2 Dominant phyla detected by amplicon sequence analysis for each sample type. Average median value and interquartile range (IQR) tabulated

Firmicutes

55.60%

58.30%

55.40%

43.30%

(IQR 52.9%, 60.3%)

(IQR 52.7%, 61.5%)

(IQR 51.1%, 59.2%)

(IQR 35.7%, 45.5%)

Bacteroidetes

27.80%

25.30%

24.30%

20.60%

(IQR 23.2%, 29.7%)

(IQR 20.3%, 28.0%)

(IQR 21.7%, 36.2%)

(IQR 15.9%, 25.3%)

Proteobacteria

5.30%

4.40%

8.50%

28.60%

(IQR 3.7%, 9.0%)

(IQR 2.8%, 6.7%)

(IQR 5.0%, 14.7%)

(IQR 20.3%, 39.7%)

Actinobacteria

8.10%

6.60%

4.50%

3.60%

(IQR 4.8%, 9.0%)

(IQR 4.5%, 10.0%)

(IQR 2.2%, 6.8%)

(IQR 2.0%, 4.0%)