Table 3. SIMPER analysis results displaying top ten 97% OTUs responsible for dissimilarity between high temperature (A,B) vs medium temperature (C) vs low temperature (E) sedimenta.
| Taxonb | Genus | Contribc (%) | Mean abund A,B (%)d | Mean abund C (%) | Mean abund E (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAL35 (B) | Unidentified GAL35 | 17.15 | 36.16 | 17.76 | 0.95 |
| Thermoprotei (A) | Aeropyrum | 8.85 | 16.63 | 3.51 | 0.00 |
| pSL4 (A) | Unidentified pSL4 | 8.38 | 15.91 | 3.27 | 0.01 |
| Deinococcus-thermus (B) | Thermus | 6.66 | 0.08 | 3.04 | 21.06 |
| Thermoprotei (A) | Unidentified NAG1 | 6.20 | 10.64 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| pSL4 (A) | Unidentified pSL4 | 5.40 | 0.57 | 11.30 | 3.80 |
| Thaumarchaeota (A) | Candidatus Nitrosocaldus | 3.95 | 4.35 | 8.89 | 1.22 |
| Armatimonadetes (B) | Unidentified OS-L | 3.82 | 0.02 | 8.02 | 0.68 |
| Aquificae (B) | Thermocrinis | 3.66 | 7.57 | 6.84 | 2.25 |
| Chlorobi (B) | Unidentified Chlorobi | 2.21 | 0.65 | 4.49 | 3.88 |
a
Sites A and B sediment samples compared to Site C sediment samples compared to Site E sediment sample.
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.