Research Article

Bacterial Composition, Community Structure, and Diversity in Apis nigrocincta Gut

Table 1

Alpha diversity of the OTUs in A. nigrocincta gut calculated using PAST3.

Alpha diversityValueInterpretation

Dominance D0.128 ± 0.001No dominance
Simpson D’ = 1 − D0.872 ± 0.001High diversity
Shannon H′2.488 ± 0.008Moderate diversity
Evenness eH/S0.232 ± 0.002No evenness
Margalef (Dmg)4.03 ± 0.000High richness
Equitability J0.630 ± 0.002