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Summary of the Differences between the Red and Green Mat
| Red mat | Green mat | |
|---|---|---|
| Pool | Shallow pond | Permanent pool |
| Nutrient limitation | Phosphorus | Nitrogen |
| Richness | 698 genera | 801 genera |
| Evenness (most abundant genus) | Pseudomonas 55% | Cyanothece 4.5% |
| Simpson index (D) | 0.2823 | 0.0087 |
| Gene presence | More transporters | More photosynthesis |
| More transcriptional regulators | More DNA repair | |
| Nitrogen fixation | ||
| Average genome size | 3.69 Mb | 1.27 Mb |
| Strategy | Generalist bacteria | Specialized bacteria |
