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. 2019 Jul 9;10:1529. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01529

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Copyright © 2019 Bernasconi, Stat, Koenders, Paparini, Bunce and Huggett.

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Unique and shared OTUs between the various life history stages and the surrounding environments of seawater and sediment. (A) Adult, adult coral colonies; (B) L2, 2-day-old larvae; (C) L4, 4-day-old larvae; (D) Spat, newly settled spat, and (E) Juvenile, 6-month-old juveniles. SW, seawater from the reef; SED, sediment from the reef, RMD_SW, reduced microbial density seawater (filtered 0.22 μm). The total number of OTUs associated with each sample type is represented in parentheses. Abbreviations are SW and Sed represent samples taken: “Pre” prior to spawning, “Tank” from the tank experiment, “Post” near juveniles on the reef.