Table 1 Summary statistics of 16S rRNA gene sequencing of mucus-associated bacteria from bleached and healthy coral colonies of P. lobata from the Persian/Arabian Gulf (PAG) and the Red Sea (RS).
Region | Condition | No. of Seqs | No. of OTUs* | Chao1* | Inverse Simpson* | Simpson evenness* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAG reef 1 | Bleached | 37,634 (23,659) | 171.2 (41.5) | 218.4 (72.3) | 17.6 (9.7) | 0.10 (0.04) |
PAG reef 1 | Healthy | 62,224 (43,410) | 202.8 (18.1) | 280.2 (48.7) | 24.3 (13.2) | 0.12 (0.06) |
PAG reef 2 | Bleached | 51,272 (28,950) | 188.8 (57.4) | 259.2 (110.4) | 21.4 (12.9) | 0.11 (0.05) |
PAG reef 2 | Healthy | 47,882 (32,597) | 176.2 (33.1) | 224.2 (76.1) | 17.9 (10.0) | 0.10 (0.04) |
RS reef 1 | Bleached | 25,079 (18,013) | 141.2 (34.4) | 168.3 (48.0) | 8.2 (3.5) | 0.07 (0.01) |
RS reef 1 | Healthy | 32,027 (19,659) | 134.8 (42.5) | 162.1 (56.6) | 10.5 (7.2) | 0.07 (0.02) |
RS reef 2 | Bleached | 22,450 (15,270) | 139.6 (39.2) | 168.9 (57.2) | 8.5 (3.3) | 0.06 (0.01) |
RS reef 2 | Healthy | 18,881 (12,127) | 139.4 (44.5) | 165.6 (56.7) | 9.1 (3.7) | 0.07 (0.01) |
RS reef 3 | Bleached | 11,302 (5,581) | 127.8 (24.9) | 151.4 (24.8) | 8.7 (3.3) | 0.07 (0.02) |
RS reef 3 | Healthy | 20,426 (10,672) | 127.0 (24.6) | 176.7 (36.7) | 8.2 (4.6) | 0.06 (0.02) |
PAG reef 1 | Water | 207,396 | 266 | 570 | 36.2 | 0.14 |
PAG reef 2 | Water | 141,076 | 217 | 462 | 30.3 | 0.14 |
RS reef 1 | Water | 271,394 | 208 | 373 | 25.2 | 0.12 |
RS reef 2 | Water | 250,718 | 228 | 403 | 24.9 | 0.11 |
RS reef 3 | Water | 324,309 | 184 | 395 | 25.8 | 0.14 |
