Figure 4. Bacterial community composition of coral mucus in the in situ field experiment.
(A) nMDS cluster analysis of coral mucus bacterial community profiles did not show any distinct pattern. (B) Bacterial community composition (order level) of samples in high water flow (un-enclosed) and low water flow (enclosed) on Days 1, 5 and 10 during the summer and winter. OTUs with a mean relative abundance of less than 1% are combined in the ‘Others’ category. Figures show mean with 75% quantile, and S.D(whiskers). *P < 0.05.
