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Table 2 Total number of independent samples and overall species prevalence

From: The prevalence of Caenorhabditis elegans across 1.5 years in selected North German locations: the importance of substrate type, abiotic parameters, and Caenorhabditis competitors

Origin

Total samplesa

C. elegans

 

C. remanei

 

C. briggsae

 
  

Positive samplesb

Indc

Positive samples

Ind.

Positive samples

Ind.

Kiel apple

123

0 (0)

0

41 (0.33)

173

0 (0)

0

Münster apple

42

6 (0.14)

32

10 (0.24)

42

6 (0.14)

15

Kiel compost

170

30 (0.18)

114

7 (0.04)

23

5 (0.03)

12

Münster compost

129

27 (0.21)

124

1 (0.01)

6

4 (0.03)

10

Roxel compost

199

70 (0.35)

348

4 (0.02)

5

1 (0.01)

1

  1. aTotal number of independent samples per substrate type and location.
  2. bNumber and proportion (in brackets) of independent samples that contained the respective Caenorhabditis species.
  3. cTotal number of individuals isolated for the respective species from the indicated substrate type and location.