Table 2. Univariate comparisons of the relative abundance of the sequence similarities to eukaryotic viral families and satellite DNAs comprising ⩾4% of coral tissue metagenomes.
| Viral type | Significant pairwise differences | Kruskall–Wallis statistic | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circoviridae | H-D | 8.42 | ⩽0.04 |
| Herpesviridae | H-D | 9.20 | ⩽0.03 |
| Nanoviridae | H-D, BD-D | 9.57 | ⩽0.02 |
| Satellite DNAs | H-D, B-D | 10.92 | ⩽0.01 |
| Papillomaviridae | H-B, H-BD, H-D | 9.50 | ⩽0.02 |
| Ascoviridae, | — | 2.33 | >0.05 |
| Gemniviridae | — | 4.22 | >0.05 |
| Mimiviridae | — | 1.45 | >0.05 |
| Phycodnaviridae | — | 1.78 | >0.05 |
| Polydnaviridae | — | 1.01 | >0.05 |
| Poxviridae | — | 4.53 | >0.05 |
Abbreviations: B, Bleached; B, Bleached+WP Diseased; D, WP Diseased; H, Healthy; WP, white plague.
Bold value indicates significant difference (P<0.05).