Table 2 Summary of disease indicator bacteria, with ASVs in red significantly differentially enriched (p value < 0.05) in disease samples compared to apparently healthy controls for each species and microhabitat (i.e. mucus and tissue) based on corncob analysis.

From: Experimental transmission of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease results in differential microbial responses within coral mucus and tissue

  1. Underlined ASVs indicate enrichment in P. strigosa and O. annularis mucus and tissue field samples collected in 2019 and bolded ASVs indicate enrichment in 2020 M. cavernosa and C. natans mucus + tissue slurry samples.