Table 1.
Number of OPUs and diversity estimates for nifH-deduced protein sequences from mucus and tissue samples of three coral species
| Library | No. of clones analyzed | No. of OPUs observed | ACE estimator | Chao1 estimator | Simpson index | Shannon-Weaver index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acropora millepora | ||||||
| Tissue | 280 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0.24 | 1.51 |
| Mucus | 145 | 10 | 10.19 | 11 | 0.23 | 1.70 |
| Pocillopora damicornis | ||||||
| Tissue | 257 | 15 | 70.51 | 22.50 | 0.15 | 2.07 |
| Mucus | 133 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0.22 | 1.60 |
| Acropora muricata | ||||||
| Tissue | 230 | 17 | 38.43 | 24 | 0.17 | 1.99 |
| Mucus | 107 | 8 | 11.21 | 11 | 0.23 | 1.59 |
| Seawater | 197 | 23 | 33.22 | 34.25 | 0.26 | 1.96 |