Bacterial community similarity by region and phylogenetic reconstruction of bacterial communities found in Agkistrodon piscivorus.

<p>Graphical representation of bacterial community similarity in GI regions sampled from <i>Agkistrodon piscivorus</i> individuals: A- C) Venn diagrams of small intestine (A), large intestine (B) and cloacal (C) samples from the three individuals sampled destructively (103, 110, 111). Circles are drawn such that the area of the circle is proportional to the number of OTUs found in each region. Numbers represent the number of OTUs either shared or specific to that individual. D) 95% majority rule consensus tree based on Yue & Clayton theta distances for bacterial communities in all individuals sampled (numbered) with branches colored by sample region (blue = small intestine, black = large intestine, red = cloacal).