FIG 2.

Statistical difference analysis between (or within) attached bacteria and free-living bacteria. The compared results among the different S. trochoidea bloom stages in attached (i) or free-living (ii) taxa are shown. The compared results with the attached and free-living taxa at each bloom stage (prebloom [iii], during bloom [iv], and postbloom [v]) are shown. Different lower case letters (a, b, and c) indicate statistically significant differences at P = 0.005 (a versus b) or P = 0.001 (a versus c and b versus c). Pre.AT, preattached; Pre.FL, pre-free living.