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Table 2 Correlations as determined by Mantel tests between the bacterial community composition (Bray-Curtis and the unweighted UniFrac dissimilarity) and the measured environmental variables

From: Variations of bacterial community during the decomposition of Microcystis under different temperatures and biomass

Mantel test R

Bray-Curtis distance

UniFrac distance

NH4+-N

0.4025***

0.3844**

TOC

0.3329***

0.4991***

ORP

0.3307***

0.5004***

TN

0.2233*

0.1687*

TP

0.0814

0.0327

DO

0.1781

0.0777

NO2−-N

0.0778

−0.1874

NO3−-N

0.0154

−0.1101

  1. NH4+-N Ammonia nitrogen, TOC Total organic carbon, ORP Oxidation-reduction potential, TN Total nitrogen, TP Total phosphorus, DO Dissolved oxygen, NO2—N Nitrite nitrogen, NO3—N Nitrate nitrogen. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001