Table 1 Association of rare biosphere bacteria symbionts within corals worldwide from published literature (Bayer et al., 2013; Lee et al., 2012; Sunagawa et al., 2010)

From: The coral core microbiome identifies rare bacterial taxa as ubiquitous endosymbionts

Host species

Location (depth)

Bacteria (genus)

Relative abundance

Reference

Montastrea faveolata

Carilbbean (<5.5 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.05%

Sunagawa et al., (2010)

Montastrea franksi

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.07%

Sunagawa et al., (2010)

Diploria strigosa

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.02%

Sunagawa et al., (2010)

Acropora palmata

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.07%

Sunagawa et al., (2010)

Acropora cervicornis

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.06%

Sunagawa et al., (2010)

Porites asteroids

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.03%

Sunagawa et al., (2010)

Gorgonia ventalina

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.06%

Sunagawa et al., (2010)

Acropora granulosa

Coral Sea (<6 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0%

Current study

Pocillopora verrucosa

Red Sea (8 m)

Ralstonia sp.

5.9%

Lee et al., (2012)

Sarcophyton sp.

Red Sea (8 m)

Ralstonia sp.

9.1%

Lee et al., (2012)

Sarcophyton sp.

Red Sea (8 m)

Ralstonia sp.

11.5%

Lee et al., (2012)

Astreopora myriophthalma

Red Sea (15 m)

Ralstonia sp.

1.8%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. myriophthalma

Red Sea (19 m)

Ralstonia sp.

29.4%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. myriophthalma

Red Sea (19 m)

Ralstonia sp.

22.3%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. granulosa

Coral Sea (20 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0%

Current study

A. granulosa

Coral Sea (40 m)

Ralstonia sp.

0.12%

Current study

Montipora capitata

Hawaii (56 m)

Ralstonia sp.

 

Current study

Leptoserius hawaiiensis

Hawaii (65 m)

Ralstonia sp.

 

Current study

L. hawaiiensis

Hawaii (100 m)

Ralstonia sp.

 

Current study

L. hawaiiensis

Hawaii (125 m)

Ralstonia sp.

 

Current study

A. faveolata

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

0.04%

Lee et al., (2012)

M. franksi

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Proprionibacterium sp.

0.04%

Lee et al., (2012)

D. strigosa

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

0.02%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. palmata

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

0.01%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. cervicornis

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

0.01%

Lee et al., (2012)

P. asterides

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

0.001%

Lee et al., (2012)

G. ventalina

Caribbean (<5.5 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

0.02%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. granulosa

Coral Sea (<6 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

1.64%

Current study

Pocillopora verrucosa

Red Sea

Propionibacterium sp.

<1.2%

Lee et al., (2012)

Sarcophyton sp.

Red Sea

Proprionibacterium sp.

<0.7%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. myriophthalma

Red Sea

Proprionibacterium sp.

<1.0%

Lee et al., (2012)

A. granulosa

Coral Sea (20 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

3.55%

Current study

Eunicella cavolini

Caribbean (24 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

0.23%

Bayer et al., (2013)

A. granulosa

Coral Sea (40 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

2.15%

Current study

M. capitata

Hawaii (56 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

 

Current study

L. hawaiiensis

Hawaii (65 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

 

Current study

L. hawaiiensis

Hawaii (100 m)

Proprionibacterium sp.

 

Current study

L. hawaiiensis

Hawaii (125 m)

Propionibacterium sp.

 

Current study

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