Table 2.
Bacterial phyla of loggerhead sea turtle cloacal and oral samples, and tank water samples from the rescue centers present at > 1% relative abundance on average per sampling site
| Bacterial phyla | Cloacal (n = 15) | Oral (n = 11) | Tank water (n = 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actinobacteria | 0.52 ± 0.18 | 1.37 ± 0.31 | 1.09 ± 0.87 |
| Bacteroidetes | 21.74 ± 2.16 | 33.88 ± 2.43 | 30.26 ± 4.33 |
| Epsilonbacteraeota | 2.48 ± 0.63 | 2.02 ± 0.57 | 4.15 ± 3.36 |
| Firmicutes | 6.74 ± 1.35 | 1.75 ± 0.37 | 0.22 ± 0.08 |
| Kiritimatiellaeota | 12.78 ± 4.04 | 0.46 ± 0.39 | 0.03 ± 0.03 |
| Lentisphaerae | 1.99 ± 0.72 | 0.14 ± 0.06 | 0.06 ± 0.03 |
| Patescibacteria | 0.17 ± 0.08 | 0.60 ± 0.24 | 1.83 ± 1.83 |
| Planctomycetes | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 1.65 ± 1.06 | 0.63 ± 0.61 |
| Proteobacteria | 48.60 ± 6.21 | 56.08 ± 3.19 | 58.62 ± 1.56 |
| Spirochaetes | 3.30 ± 1.47 | 0.44 ± 0.14 | 0.01 ± 0.01 |
| Verrucomicrobia | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.30 ± 0.14 | 1.14 ± 0.97 |
Values represent mean percentage ± SE, with mean values above 1% in bold