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Fig. 6 | Microbiome

Fig. 6

From: Season, but not symbiont state, drives microbiome structure in the temperate coral Astrangia poculata

Fig. 6

Taxonomic composition of the A. poculata and seawater microbiomes at the prokaryotic class level, according to 16S sequence analysis. (a) Coral microbiomes are dominated by six prokaryotic classes, and the seawater microbiomes are dominated by three of the same classes, exhibiting more seasonal variation. Bars represent mean abundance (n = 10 A. poculata colonies in fall, spring, summer; n = 6 colonies in winter; n = 10 seawater samples in all four time points) of each class. (b) Variation in relative abundance of each prokaryotic class in the samples. Relative abundance of each prokaryotic class in the coral microbiomes vary by sample, but not by season or colony type. Taxa present at greater than 1% of the average community are shown. Mean % of total sequences is represented by thick bar, and standard error is represented by thin bars. Scatter plot presented on a log scale to cover range of variation across all classes

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