Fig. 2: The effect of inoculation on the microbial community and photosynthetic efficiency of Hormosira banksii.

Host and microbial community responses to experimental treatments within the inoculation experiment (Clockwise from topleft); A Host photosynthetic yield; B Absolute abundance of the 16 S rRNA gene within each treatment over time obtained with qPCR; C nMDS based on the Bray-Curtis measure on square root transformed absolute abundances of ASVs on the algal surface across treatments (stress =0.0736). Treatments are: (AB2) Antibiotic mix 2; (AB2 + CI) Antibiotic mix 2 plus control inoculant (Vibrio chagasii); (AB2 + TI) Antibiotic mix 2. error bars are means +/− SE, n = 3.