FIGURE 2.
Quantitative PCR was performed to quantify the abundance of natural populations of Vibrios associated with the coral P. damicornis on Heron Island, the Great Barrier Reef at t0 (22°C), tfinal Control (22°C), and tfinal Heat stress (31°C) conditions. Standard curve: R2 = 0.99, Eff% = 93.1. Abundances are expressed as the number of bacteria per cm2. n = 3.