Table 2. SIMPER analysis results displaying top 10 97% OTUs responsible for dissimilarity between water and sediment samplesa.
| Taxonb | Genus | Contrib (%)c | Mean abundd Wat (%) | Mean abund Sed (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquificae (B) | Thermocrinis | 45.31 | 89.47 | 6.73 |
| GAL35 (B) | Unidentified GAL35 | 14.77 | 0.20 | 27.18 |
| Thermoprotei (A) | Aeropyrum | 6.14 | 0.07 | 11.27 |
| pSL4 (A) | Unidentified pSL4 | 5.88 | 0.04 | 10.77 |
| Thermoprotei (A) | Pyrobaculum | 4.19 | 8.63 | 1.87 |
| Thermoprotei (A) | Unidentified NAG1 | 3.64 | 0.02 | 6.68 |
| Thaumarchaeota (A) | Candidatus Nitrosocaldus | 2.78 | 0.02 | 5.09 |
| pSL4 (A) | Unidentified pSL4 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.64 |
| Deinococcus-Thermus (B) | Thermus | 1.90 | 0.28 | 3.43 |
| Armatimonadetes (B) | Unidentified OS-L | 1.15 | 0.01 | 2.10 |
a
Pooled water samples compared to pooled sediment samples.
b
Phylum-level taxa for bacteria and class-level taxa for archaea.
c
Contribution of OTU to overall dissimilarity between groups.
d
Average abundance of OTU in each group.