TABLE 1.

Significant differences in 16S rRNA gene abundance per gram of tissue between organically and conventionally managed apple tissues.

	Group1*	Group2*	Group1 mean	Group2 mean	p-Value
Organic tissues	Stem O	Peel O	7.91E+07 ± 6.99E+07	6.81E+04 ± 4.89E+04	0.001
	Peel O	Seeds O	6.81E+04 ± 4.89E+04	2.04E+08 ± 1.28E+08	0.002
	Fruit pulp O	Seeds O	2.51E+05 ± 2.80E+04	6.81E+04 ± 1.28E+08	0.004
Conventional tissues	Seeds C	Peel C	4.71E+07 ± 3.50E+07	2.18E+04 ± 1.12E+04	0.002
	Stem C	Peel C	2.28E+08 ± 6.16E+07	2.18E+04 ± 1.12E+04	0.001
	Stem C	Fruit pulp C	2.28E+08 ± 6.16E+07	6.96E+04 ± 1.76E+04	0.02

^*O and C denote for organically and conventionally managed apples, respectively. Only significant differences in microbial abundance between apple tissues are listed.