Table 2.
Conserved bacterial ASVs present in > 30% of coral samples (n = 51) and present in at least 5 out of 7 coral species. When an ASV sequence is a 99–100% match to the representative OTU sequence from Table 1, it is identified in parentheses
| OTU | Percent of coral samples | Assignment UCLUST | Found in coral hosts‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASV_50 (OTU 4462014) | 63 | Actinobacteria: family Propionibacteriaceae, genus Propionibacterium♣ | 1–7 (all) |
| ASV_53 (OTU 4475561) | 53 | Alphaproteobacteria: family Bradyrhizobiaceae, genus Bradyrhizobium♣ | 1–7 (all) |
| ASV_58 (OTU 245163) | 53 | Planctomycetes: family Pirellulaceae | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
| ASV_21 | 43 | Firmicutes: family Bacillaceae, genus Bacillus♣ | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| ASV_75 (OTU 226495) | 37 | Planctomycetes: family Pirellulaceae | 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 |
| ASV_140 | 37 | Alphaproteobacteria: family Sphingomonadaceae, genus Sphingobium♣ | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 |
| ASV_85 (OTU1915223) | 31 | Planctomycetes: family Pirellulaceae | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
‡Coral hosts: 1, Anthothela grandiflora; 2, Anthothela sp.; 3, Lateothela grandiflora; 4, Lophelia pertusa; 5, Paramuricea placomus; 6, Primnoa pacifica; 7, Primnoa resedaeformis
♣Bacterial families/genera that are commonly found as kit contaminants