Table 1. Summary of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene cloning approach.
Number of clones sequenced, total and unique seqOTUs found (≥ 98% identity), richness and diversity estimates for each library. Each library represents a habitat of origin (Seawater, Sediment, Orbicella annularis, Siderastrea siderea and Porites astreoides).
| Cloning | Number of | Total | Unique | Shannon | Chao1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| library | clones | seqOTU | seqOTU | diversity | richness |
| Seawater | 37 | 27 | 22 | 3.3 | 58 |
| Sediment | 53 | 50 | 49 | 3.9 | 285 |
| O. annularis | 45 | 39 | 33 | 3.7 | 110 |
| S. siderea | 43 | 35 | 31 | 3.6 | 58 |
| P. astreoides | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2.4 | 16 |