Table 3.
Summary of SIMPER analyses showing the main contributing OTU in each treatment group. Displayed are Bray–Curtis similarity measures between group members based on OTU abundances within a sampling group, the main contributing OTU, the average abundance of this OTU and the average contribution of this OTU to the overall group similarity
| Treatment group (Bray–Curtis similarity) | Main contributing OTU (bootstrap value) | AVG read abundance | AVG contribution (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshly collected coral (51.19%) | OTU0001 unclassified sp.(100), family Rhodobacteraceae(100) | 6530 | 36.53 |
| Short‐term ambient (49.98%) | OTU0001 unclassified sp.(100), family Rhodobacteraceae(100) | 5627.2 | 30.65 |
| Short‐term hypersalinity (47.95%) | OTU0001 unclassified sp.(100), family Rhodobacteraceae(100) | 4594.4 | 23.42 |
| Long‐term ambient (44.03%) | OTU0001 unclassified sp.(100), family Rhodobacteraceae(100) | 4722.3 | 19.29 |
| Long‐term hypersalinity (56.20%) | OTU0010 Pseudomonas veronii(93), family Pseudomonadaceae(100) | 836.7 | 2.22 |