Table 3.
ASVs identified as being characteristic of either the PMA-treated or untreated (Group) samples for A. loripes or P. acuta using an indicator species analysis
| ASV | Stat | p value | Group | Coral species | Genus | BLASTn output | Relative abundance (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top BLASTn hit | e | % Identity | PMA-treated | Untreated | ||||||
| ASV001 | 0.782 | 0.0014 | PMA-treated | A. loripes | Endozoicomonas |
Endozoicomonas coralii Endozoicomonas atrinae |
3e-131 | 99.22 | 5.44 | 2.37 |
| ASV002 | 0.789 | 0.0023 | Untreated | A. loripes | unknown Rickettsiales | Dongia soli | 5e-75 | 86.42 | 1.10 | 25.55 |
| ASV003 | 0.98 | 0.0001 | Untreated | P. acuta | Reinekea | Reinekea thalattae | 1.6E-134 | 100 | 0.002 | 15.14 |
For the identified ASVs, the top BLASTn hit is reported with e-value and % identity for the match. The relative abundance (%) of the ASV is reported for each group in the respective coral species