Table 1.
Overview of alpha diversity metrics (mean ± standard deviation) of Mussismilia hispida bacteriomes (n = 4).
| Location | Period | Phylogenetic distance | Chao | OTUs numbers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Site-stable | Core | ||||
| R1 | Rainy season 1 | 6.86 ± 0.23 | 56.00 ± 2.00b | 56.00 ± 5.00b | 9 | 6 |
| Rainy season 2 | 9.99 ± 1.52 | 101.55 ± 22.79a | 94.25 ± 14.45a | |||
| Dry season 1 | 8.05 ± 2.86 | 61.40 ± 19.44b | 57.50 ± 22.43b | |||
| Dry season 2 | 7.47 ± 1.20 | 57.48 ± 8.04b | 50.93 ± 8.29b | |||
| R3 | Rainy season 1 | 6.02 ± 1.63 | 50.93 ± 16.77 | 69.15 ± 17.91 | 5 | |
| Rainy season 2 | 6.67 ± 1.68 | 69.15 ± 26.27 | 53.50 ± 24.51 | |||
| Dry season 1 | 8.10 ± 2.30 | 53.50 ± 14.79 | 56.03 ± 14.91 | |||
| Dry season 2 | 7.20 ± 2.22 | 56.03 ± 16.41 | 32.20 ± 17.44 | |||
| R5 | Rainy season 1 | 3.83 ± 0.87 | 32.20 ± 9.76 | 64.23 ± 6.54 | 4 | |
| Rainy season 2 | 6.21 ± 1.31 | 64.23 ± 14.96 | 53.00 ± 9.82 | |||
| Dry season 1 | 5.86 ± 1.62 | 39.63 ± 12.95 | 39.50 ± 13.09 | |||
| Dry season 2 | 9.48 ± 3.32 | 77.99 ± 36.90 | 76.75 ± 35.50 | |||
OTUs, operational taxonomic units. Different letters indicate significant difference between samples.